Description
South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment Portal)
Trumeau - Detail- Book held by Christ
Christ is often portrayed as carrying a book, since he was regarded as the incarnation of "the Word" described in John 1:1-5.
Note the elaborate binding and fastenings. The shapes in the outer border may represent jewels, which were sometimes used on especially valuable book covers.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
