SCENES FROM GENESISDetail of the Good Samaritan Window, south aisle of nave, Cathedral of Notre-Dame,

Chartres, France. c. 1200-1210.Stained and painted glass. [Fig. 17-01]

EUROPE IN THE GOTHIC ERA[Map 17-01]

PLAN OF THE CHOIR (A) AND VIEW OF AMBULATORY AND APSE CHAPELS (B) OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF SAINT-DENISFrance. 1140-1144. [Fig. 17-02a]

PLAN OF THE CHOIR (A) AND VIEW OF AMBULATORY AND APSE CHAPELS (B) OF THE ABBEY CHURCH OF SAINT-DENISFrance. 1140-1144. [Fig. 17-02b]

ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Rib VaultingRib vault with pointed arches

THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPTDetail of the Incarnation (Infancy of Christ) Window, axial choir chapel, abbey church of

Saint-Denis. c. 1140-1144.The Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. [Fig. 17-03]

WEST FAÇADE, CHARTRES CATHEDRAL (CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE-DAME)France. West façade begun c. 1134; cathedral rebuilt after a fire in 1194; building

continued to 1260; north spire 1507-1513. [Fig. 17-04]

ROYAL PORTAL, WEST FAÇADE, CHARTRES CATHEDRALc. 1145-1155. [Fig. 17-05]

ROYAL PORTAL, WEST FAÇADE, CHARTRES CATHEDRALDetail of prophets and ancestors of Christ (kings and queens of Judea), right side, central

portal. c. 1145-1155. [Fig. 17-06]

SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF CHARTRES CATHEDRAL

MASONS AT WORKDetail of a miniature from a Picture Bible made in Paris. 1240s.

The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. MS. M638, fol. 3r. [Fig. 17-08]

PLAN (A) AND INTERIOR LOOKING EAST (B), CHARTRES CATHEDRAL1194-c. 1220. [Fig. 17-09a]

PLAN (A) AND INTERIOR LOOKING EAST (B), CHARTRES CATHEDRAL1194-c. 1220. [Fig. 17-09b]

GOOD SAMARITAN WINDOWSouth aisle of nave, Chartres Cathedral. c. 1200-1210.

Stained and painted glass. [Fig. 17-10]

ROSE WINDOW AND LANCETS, NORTH TRANSEPT, CHARTRES CATHEDRALc. 1230-1235. Stained and painted glass. [Fig. 17-11]

PLAN OF CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE-DAME, REIMSFrance. Begun in 1211. [Fig. 17-12]

WEST FAÇADE, CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE-DAME, REIMSRebuilding begun 1211; façade begun c. 1225; to the height of rose window by 1260;

finished for the coronation of Philip the Fair in 1286; towers left unfinished 1311; additional work 1406-1428. [Fig. 17-13]

CENTRAL PORTAL, RIGHT SIDE, WEST FAÇADE, REIMS CATHEDRALAnnunciation (left pair: Mary [right] c. 1240, angel [left] c. 1250) and Visitation (right

pair: Mary [left] and Elizabeth [right] c. 1230). [Fig. 17-14]

INTERIOR LOOKING WEST, REIMS CATHEDRALBegun 1211; nave c. 1220. [Fig. 17-15]

Villard de Honnecourt SHEET OF DRAWINGS WITH GEOMETRIC FIGURESc. 1230. Ink on vellum, 9-1/4" × 6" (23.5 × 15.2 cm).

Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. MS. fr. 19093. [Fig. 17-16]

Villard de Honnecourt DRAWINGS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ELEVATION OF THE NAVE OF REIMS CATHEDRAL

c. 1230. Ink on vellum, 9-1/4" × 6" (23.5 × 15.2 cm).Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. MS. fr. 19093. [Fig. 17-17]

SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF THE SAINTE-CHAPELLEParis. 1239-1248. [Fig. 17-18]

UPPER CHAPEL INTERIOR, THE SAINTE-CHAPELLEParis. 1239-1248. [Fig. 17-19]

HOLOFERNES' ARMY CROSSING THE EUPHRATES RIVERDetail of the Judith Window, the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. c. 1245.

Stained, painted, and leaded glass, diameter 23-5/16" (59.2 cm).Philadelphia Museum of Art. [Fig. 17-20]

QUEEN BLANCHE OF CASTILE AND KING LOUIS IXFrom a Moralized Bible made in Paris. 1226-1234.

Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, each page 15" × 10-1/2" (38 × 26.6 cm).The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. MS. M. 240, fol. 8r. [Fig. 17-21]

MORALIZATIONS FROM THE APOCALYPSEFrom a Moralized Bible made in Paris. 1226-1234.

Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, each page 15" × 10-1/2" (38 × 26.6 cm).The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. MS. M. 240, fol. 6r. [Fig. 17-22]

A CLOSER LOOK: Psalm 1 in the Windmill PlasterThe opening of the Windmill Psalter.

Made in England, probably London. Late 13th century.Ink, pigments, and gold on vellum, each page 12-3/4" × 8-3/4" (32.3 × 22.2 cm).

The Morgan Library and Museum, New York. MS. 102, fols. lv-2r.

Matthew Paris SELF-PORTRAIT KNEELING BEFORE THE VIRGIN AND CHILDFrom the Historia Anglorum, made in St. Albans, England. 1250-1259.

Ink and color on parchment, 14" × 9-3/4" (35.8 × 25 cm).The British Library, London. Royal MS. 14.c.vii, fol. 6r. [Fig. 17-23]

SALISBURY CATHEDRALEngland. Church building 1220-1258; west façade finished 1265; spire c. 1320-1330;

cloister and chapter house 1263-1284. [Fig. 17-24]

PLAN OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL[Fig. 17-25]

INTERIOR LOOKING EAST, SALISBURY CATHEDRAL[Fig. 17-26]

EXTERIOR OF THE GREAT HALL, STOKESAY CASTLEEngland. Late 13th century. [Fig. 17-27]

EXTERIOR, CHURCH OF ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY, MARBURGGermany. 1235-1283. [Fig. 17-28]

INTERIOR, CHURCH OF ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARYMarburg, Germany. 1235-1283. [Fig. 17-29]

INTERIOR, OLD-NEW SYNAGOGUE (ALTNEUSCHUL)Prague, Bohemia (Czech Republic). c. late 13th century; bimah after 1483.

[Fig. 17-30]

Nicholas of Verdun and workshop SHRINE OF THE THREE KINGSCologne (Köln) Cathedral, Germany. c. 1190-c. 1205/10. Silver and gilded bronze with

enamel and gemstones, 5'8" × 6' × 3'8" (1.73 × 1.83 × 1.12 m). [Fig. 17-31]

ST. MAURICEMagdeburg Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany. c. 1240-1250.

Dark sandstone with traces of polychromy. [Fig. 17-32]

EKKEHARD AND UTAWest chapel, Naumburg Cathedral, Germany. c. 1245-1260.

Stone with polychromy, height approx. 6'2" (1.88 m). [Fig. 17-33]

Nicola Pisano PULPITBaptistery, Pisa, Italy. 1260.

Marble, height approx. 15' (4.6 m). [Fig. 17-34]

Nicola Pisano ANNUNCIATION, NATIVITY, AND ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDSDetail of pulpit, Baptistery, Pisa, Italy. 1260.

Marble, 33-1/2" × 44-1/2" (85 × 113 cm). [Fig. 17-35]

Giovanni Pisano ANNUNCIATION, NATIVITY, AND ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDSDetail of pulpit, Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, Italy. 1298-1301.

Marble, 33" × 40-1/8" (83 × 102 cm). [Fig. 17-36]

Coppo di Marcovaldo CRUCIFIXFrom the Franciscan convent of Santa Chiara, San Gimignano, Italy. c. 1250-1270.

Tempera and gold on wood panel, 9'7-3/8" × 8'1-1/4" (2.93 × 2.47 m).Pinacoteca, San Gimignano, Italy. [Fig. 17-37]

SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF THE CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS, ASSISIUmbria, Italy. 1228-1253. [Fig. 17-38]

THE MIRACLE OF THE CRIB AT GRECCIOFrom a cycle of the Life of St. Francis, church of St. Francis, Assisi.

Late 13th or early 14th century. Fresco. [Fig. 17-39]