Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Chartres Cathedral; Stained Glass
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Accession Number:
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138308
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Order Title:
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Archivision Base Collection--16,370 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Detail of the Zodiac Signs window showing (left) April - a woman between two flowering trees; March - a hooded peasant pruning his vine, (right) Taurus the Bull and Aries the Ram, standing among trees
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Date of View:
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00/00/00
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Image description:
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An early 13th century window located in the ambulatory and donated by vintners. The Zodiac signs are in the right half including the central quatrefoils and the corresponding monthly labours in the left half.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Culture:
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French
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Work Types:
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Art; stained glass (visual works)
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Related Work Title:
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Chartres Cathedral; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Chartres Cathedral; Stained Glass
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (French)
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Date:
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ca. 1200-1235 (creation)
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Materials:
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stained glass
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Technique:
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stained glass
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Locations:
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Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, Centre, France
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Classification:
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Decorative Arts
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