Medieval

Romanesque font - All Saints, West Haddon

Discovered in 1887 this C12 square bowled font has carved scenes from the life of Crist on all four sides.

Romanesque font - St Margaret Crick

This C12 font has a circular bowl with a bead decoration which is supported by three crouching Atlas figures supporting the red sandstone bowl.

Rouen France

These pages document medieval stained glass in the churches of Rouen.

Rouen Sculpture

Medieval Gothic sculpture in the city of Rouen.

Royal Portal - Chartres Cathedral

Since its construction in around 1150, the western portal of Chartres Cathedral, decorated with elongated late Romanesque style figures of the Kings and Queens of the Old Testament has been known as the Royal Portal.

Sacristy Vault Panels - Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud

This group of eleven relief panels form part of the carved vault decoration of a sacristy bay at the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. Executed in a soft, chalky limestone typical of the Loire region, the panels combine biblical narrative scenes with hagiographic episodes from the Life of St Nicholas and include one figure of architectural patronage.

Saint Lubin

Saint Lubin, or Leobinus, was a 6th century bishop of Chartres. This window from the early 13th century depicts events in his life, and was donated to the cathedral by the Winesellers and innkeepers of the town of Chartres.

Scourging of Christ (cell 4)

This fresco of the "Scourging of Christ" is by Fra Angelico ⓘ in cell 4 of the San Marco monastery.

Seven days of Creation

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

The four panels in the top register of the window illustrate the seven days of creation.