Bishop William de Kilkenny - Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
William de Kilkenny (d1256) monument. Bishop of Ely Cambridgeshire.
13th century
Bishop William de la Corner - Salisbury Cathedral
William de la Corner (d1291) was bishop of Salsibury from 1289 until his death whilst on his second mission abroad as an ambassador for Edward I. This tomb is just 1.1 metres in length and is sometimes described as the tomb of a boy bishop. However, small tombs like this were often built when just the heart of the deceased was buried, in this case it was the bones that were returned to Salisbury.
Bourges Cathedral Spandrels
Sculpture of Old Testament stories in the spandrel ⓘ on the Western facade of Bourges Cathedral.
Bourges Cathedral Stained Glass
The Cathedral of St Stephen ⓘ, Bourges contains a large number of medieval and renaissance stained glass. The glass panels date from 1210 - 1620 and represents Saints, Apostles, Prophets, and Bible stories.
C13 Coffin Lid with Foliated Cross - Gayton Northamptonshire
This finely carved coffin lid features a long-stemmed cross whose arms terminate in deeply incised, curling foliage, a design symbolising both the Cross of Christ and the Tree of Life. The leafy ornament, known as a foliated cross, became popular in the 13th century and is often associated with clerical burials or those of prominent parishioners.
Cain and Abel Mosaics - Monreale Sicily
The story of Cain and Abel is told on the wall of the North aisle of the cathedral of Montreale in Sicily. The mosaics are based on the Byzantian style and created in about 1218 by Moorish artists.
Cain and Abel Spandrels - Bourges Cathedral
The biblical story of Cain and Abel in the spandrels ⓘ of Bourges Cathedral.
Canons of Loches
This window, at Tours cathedral, is dated to the last part of the 13th century, was donated to Tours Cathedral by the Canons of the Collegiate church ⓘ at Loches in commemoration for the Treaty of Paris (1259) ⓘ between Louis IX of France and Henry III of England.
Childhood of Christ
This window (c1260), in the apse of Tours cathedral, contains sixteen scenes from the Annunciation to the Flight into Egypt.
Confessors - Chartres Cathedral
In addition to the martyrs, the south porch contains a sequence of images of those that had proclaimed Christian beliefs during periods of suppression (confessors).
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