Miracles of Our Lady stained glass window, Chartres

Centre: builders carry stone and a man carries a basket of mortar up a ladder; top: stonemasons at the top of the scaffolding, one uses a plumb line; right: carpenters carry wood and a man saws a plank; bottom: the architect with a plan of the cathedral uses his compass; left: a man lifts a block of stone with a lever and loads it onto a cart. Second medallion of the Miracles of Our Lady stained glass window, 1200, depicting the reconstruction of the cathedral after the fire of 1194, in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. This window was destroyed in 1816 and restored in 1927 under Lorin. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Builder Carpenter Chartres Compass Eure-et-loir Leaded Lever Lorin Medallion Miracles Mortar Plumb Quadrilobe Quatrefoil Replaced Rite Sawing Scaffold Scaffolding Stonemason Woodwork Woodworker

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