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Ce guide est une superbe introduction aux chefs-d'œuvre médiévaux de Chartres : il en décrit les plus importants et en explique la signification. existe en : Français / English / Deutsch

For hundreds of years, the makers of stained glass windows have enriched and beautified cathedrals and churches across Europe. This magnificent heritage, a feast of glorious colour, lives on as an inspiration to both admirers and craftsmen.

This is a large, full-color book filled with stunning aerial photographs of many famous biblical sites.

Chartres Cathedral is one of the great monuments to medieval art, a spectacular attraction for visitors to this beautiful city. Its old town is equally fascinating. The beautiful Pitkin guide, translated into German, shows all there is to be seen and is supported by stunning photographs by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel.

Chartres Cathedral, of all the great medieval churches, has survived into the 21st century almost intact, not only architecturally but with its vast iconographic programme in 12th and 13th century stained glass and sculpture. Malcolm Miller's illuminating text is supported by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington's stunning photographs. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British and French history, heritage and travel. Contents: Plan of the windows of Chartres Cathedral -- The History of the Chartres Cathedral: Chartres from Roman Times Until 1194 -- 1194-1260: The Gothic Cathedral -- The Donors' Windows -- Chartres Cathedral Since 1260 -- Architechture -- The 12th Century: Sculpture -- The Royal Portal -- Glass -- The Jesse Window -- The Incarnation Window -- The Passion and Resurrection Window -- The Blue Virgin Window -- The 13th Century: Sculpture -- The North Proch -- Glass -- The North Rose Window -- The Symbolic Window of the Redemption -- The Joseph Window -- The Noah Window -- The john the Divine Window -- The Mary Magdalene Window -- The Good Samaritan and Adam and Eve Window -- The Assumption Window -- The Life of Mary Window -- The Zodiac Signs Window -- The Charlemagne Window -- The Parable of the Prodigal Son Window -- The Upper Storey Windows -- Sculpture -- The South Porch -- Glass -- The West Rose Window -- The South Rose Window -- The Heavenly Jerusalem --