Sculptural detail, Chapel, Palais Jacques Coeur
Sculpted detail of an angel holding a coat of arms with 3 crescent moons, in the chapel of the Palais Jacques Coeur, huge manor house built 1443-51 in Flamboyant Gothic style, on the Place Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France. Fulcanelli stated that Jacques Coeur was an alchemist and the moon in its various phases is a common hermetic symbol. Jacques Coeur, 1395-1456, was a wealthy merchant and was made master of the mint to King Charles VII in 1438. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13437189
Media ID
45366686
Size
5315px x 5229px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1443-51 Alchemical Alchemy Armorial Bourges Centre-val Cher Civic Coeur Coquille Crescent Fleur Heraldic Hermetic Saint-jacques
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