Medieval

Noah and the Flood

walwyn Sat, 09/03/2011 - 22:38

This window in the St Anne Chapel, Malvern Priory, has twelve scenes depicting the Story of Noah and the Flood, and birth of Isaac. It is dated to between 1440-1450 and was probably the gift of Isabel Despenser and Richard de Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick.

The top register of the window shows four scenes from the story of Noah and the flood.

Noah gets Drunk

walwyn Sun, 09/04/2011 - 21:47

The middle register of the window shows four scenes from the story of Noah following the flood.

Noah Mosaics - Monreale Sicily

walwyn Sun, 04/26/2020 - 22:36

The central aisle of the south wall, of Monreale Cathedral, contains a sequence of mosaics (c1218) that tell the story of Noah and the Flood.

Noah Window

walwyn Sun, 03/11/2012 - 21:42

This early 13th century window depicts the story of Noah, was donated to the Cathedral of Chartres by the town's carpenters, wheelwrights, and coopers.

Norman sculpture of Saint - Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire

walwyn Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:03

Fragment of saint giving a blessing.

North east chancel window - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Mon, 06/28/2010 - 23:14

Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Paul, and St Peter.

North Portal - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 08/04/2014 - 20:38

The north portal of Bourges Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Tympanum dates from between 1160 and was part of the older church the the Gothic cathedral replaced. This portal suffered a lot of damage during the Wars of Religion in 1562.

North west chancel window - Stanford-on-Avon, Northamptonshire

walwyn Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:41

Medieval panels dated between 1330-1350 depicting three saints, including St Barnabas, and St Philip.

Notre-Dame d'Amiens

walwyn Wed, 01/26/2011 - 00:23

Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 for the coherence of its plan, and the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation Notre-Dame d'Amiens, is the tallest completed Gothic church and largest cathedral in France. The Romanesque cathedral had been destroyed by fire in 1218, and Bishop Evrard de Fouilly employed Robert de Luzarches as the architect to build the new cathedral in the Gothic style to house the head of John the Baptist which had been bought back as a relic by Wallon de Sarton returning from Constantinople in 1206 after the 4th crusade.

Notre-Dame de Chartres

walwyn Thu, 02/17/2011 - 21:34

Designated a World heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Chartres was built from between 1145 and 1250. It's high nave is spanned by ogival pointed arches to form the vault, and the walls are supported by double flying buttresses. Chartres is the first building to have used buttresses as a structural element.