Portail des Libraires - Rouen Cathedral
Quatrefoils dated 1278-1300, retelling Biblical stories carved around the Portail des Libraires of Rouen Cathedral.
13th century
Portal of St Firmin
The portal of St Firmin opens into the north aisle of Amiens Cathedral. The tympanum shows the discovery of his remains outside the city, and their transport to the cathedral.
Portal of St Stephen
The tympanum of St Stephen ⓘ at Bourges cathedral was constructed by 1240, and is above one of the five portals at the west end of the cathedral. The tympanum is made up of three sections. The lowest section depicts Stephen being made one of the seven deacons of the early church. Above that is his martyrdom, and on top of all is an image of Christ as Salvator Mundi.
Portal of St Ursinus
The southern most portal on the western façade of Bourges Cathedral is dedicated to St Ursinus (or Ursin), a 3rd century figure, the first Bishop of Bourges.
Portal Of The Last Judgement
The central doorway was the last of the three portals, of Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris, to be decorated. Work started in about 1230 and consists of Christ in Majesty (showing the marks of the Crucifixion) with the Virgin Mary ⓘ and St John ⓘ on either side of him.
Portal Of The Virgin
This portal of the Virgin, at Notre Dame Paris, was sculpted between 1210 and 1220. The main scene show the Coronation of the Virgin, where Mary is being crowned Queen of heaven by an angel, whilst she sits on the same throne as Jesus. In the lintel below is Mary on her death bed surrounded by Jesus and the twelve aposles, two angels are about to lift her to heaven. In the lower lintel the old testament prophets are holding scrolls prophesying Christ.
Reliquary of St Taurin - Evreux
Made between 1240-1255 by a Paris goldsmith, to hold the relics of St Taurin, this shrine was commissioned by the abbot Gislebert de Saint-Martin. The reliquary weighs 82kg and is made of bronze silver and gold leaf over a wooden chest.
Richard Wythnale Tomb - South Kilworth, Leicestershire.
Sculpured panel of altar tomb depicting iconic "Lily Crucifixion", of which there are only two other stone sculptures in the UK.
Robert de Harcourt Effigy - Worcester Cathedral
Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.
Robert de Ros Heart Monument - Bottesford Leicestershire
The Memorial to Robert de Ros (c. 1237–1285) is a poignant 13th-century stone effigy and heart monument housed in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bottesford, Leicestershire.
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