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.
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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.
Decorated in about 1240 the spandrels below the portal of St Stephen at Bourges Cathedral contain sculpures depicting the story of Noah.
Sculpture of Old Testament stories in the spandrel on the Western facade of Bourges Cathedral.
Decorated in about 1240 the spandrels below the north portal contain sculpures depicting the Creation.
French medieval stained glass presented to William IV and then given to Earl Howe, who had it installed in St. James church Twycross Leicestershire.
Originally in la Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité in Paris. This medieval panel (c1245) and others are now in St James Twycross, Leicestershire.
Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.
The stained glass windows in this section are all from the chancel and choir clerestory of Saint Gatien's Cathedral in Tours. They all date from the between 1250 and 1300 and are contemporary with the rebuilding of the chancel between 1236-1279. The windows in the apse are the earlier and date between 1250-1260, whilst those in the clerestory were installed in the last part of the 13th century.
This window (c1260), in the apse of Tours cathedral, contains sixteen scenes from the Annunciation to the Flight into Egypt.