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Story of Noah Spandrels - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Thu, 01/06/2022 - 21:30

 

 

Decorated in about 1240 the spandrels below the portal of St Stephen at Bourges Cathedral contain sculpures depicting the story of Noah.

Bourges Cathedral Spandrels

walwyn Tue, 08/03/2021 - 21:02

 

 

Sculpture of Old Testament stories in the spandrel on the Western facade of Bourges Cathedral.

Cain and Abel Spandrels - Bourge Cathedral

walwyn Tue, 08/03/2021 - 21:54

 

 

The biblical story of Cain and Abel in the spandrels of Bourges Cathedral.

Creation Spandrels - Bourges Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 08/02/2021 - 18:04

 

 

Decorated in about 1240 the spandrels below the north portal contain sculpures depicting the Creation.
 

East window Twycross Leicestershire

walwyn Sat, 05/29/2010 - 18:54

 

 

French medieval stained glass presented to William IV and then given to Earl Howe, who had it installed in St. James church Twycross Leicestershire.

 

 

 

 

Glass panels from Sainte-Chapelle

walwyn Sat, 05/29/2010 - 23:12

Joshua Caleb Spies sainte-chapelle france twycross

 

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.

 

 

 

Effigy of Robert de Harcourt - Worcester Cathedral

walwyn Sat, 05/14/2011 - 00:54

 

Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.

 

Tours Cathedral

walwyn Mon, 09/17/2012 - 20:24

 

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.

 

Childhood of Christ

walwyn Tue, 09/25/2012 - 21:17

This window (c1260), in the apse of Tours cathedral, contains sixteen scenes from the Annunciation to the Flight into Egypt.

 

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