The western facade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Amiens contains 3 doorways. A central portal that opens into the nave, and two portals beneath the north and south towers that open into the cathedral's aisles. Above each portal is a tympanum the central one depicting the last Judgement, the northern one the transfer of the relics of St Firmin, and the south portal depicts the Virgin Mary.
Gothic tympanum of the Last Judgement dating from about 1230 at Bourges Cathedral, France.
This effigy on a low tomb chest is thought to be Alexander of Holderness (d1226) abbot of Peterborough.
Tomb of William Longespee (d1226) Earl of Salisbury. William Longespee was the illegitimate son of Henry II and half brother to King Richard I and King John of England.
The central doorway was the last of the three portals, of Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris, to be decorated. Work started in about 1230 and consists of Christ in Majesty (showing the marks of the Crucifixion) with the Virgin Mary and St John on either side of him.
Bishop of Worcester 1218-1236. The effigy on the tomb is in the Romanesque style and lacks the detailed modelling that would become the hallmark of Gothic sculpture.
The biblical story of Cain and Abel in the spandrels of Bourges Cathedral.
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.
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.
Two 13th century effigies of Benedictine monks. Peterborough Cathedral.
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.
The church of All Saints as Burton Dassett in Warwickshire dates from the early C12 through to C13. The walls were plastered with 'daub', lime, chopped straw and animal hair and over which various wall painting have been executed. At various times over the centuries the paintings have been whitewashed over and replaced with new works. These include from the C13 depiction of the 'Doom' to highly ornamented texts..
Monument to Robert de Harcourt (d1202). The effigy of a cross legged knight is mid 13th century.
Sequence of 13th century wall painting from the in the nave of St. Albans Cathedral show scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary.
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 finely carved coffin lid features a long-stemmed cross whose arms terminate in deeply incised, curling foliage, a design symbolising both the Cross of Christ and the Tree of Life. The leafy ornament, known as a foliated cross, became popular in the 13th century and is often associated with clerical burials or those of prominent parishioners.
