Medieval

Rollo Duke of Normandy - Rouen Cathedral

Rollo (870 - 932) first Duke of Normandy. C20 copy of C13 effigy destroyed during the second world war.

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.

Scholastica de Gayton - Gayton Northamptonshire

Scholastica de Gayton, who died in 1354, was a member of the medieval de Gayton family, long associated with the village of Gayton in Northamptonshire. She was the daughter of Sir Philip de Gayton, who died in 1316 and whose own effigy also survives in the church of St Mary the Virgin at Gayton.