8. St. James appears to Charlemagne in a dream

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8. St. James appears to Charlemagne in a dream

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Title
8. St. James appears to Charlemagne in a dream
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Identifier
FCW007AP0801
Description
Gothic; The Charlemagne Window Delaporte no. 38, Deremble-Manhes no. 7Panel 8: St. James appears to Charlemagne in a dreamCharlemagne (identified as CARROLVS, haloed and crowned) lies asleep in his palace. St. James tells Charlemagne to follow the Milky Way (not shown in this image) to Compostela in Spain and to liberate his shrine from the infidels.Panels 8-21, depicting Charlemagne's Campaigns in Spain are based on the Historia Karoli Magni et Rotholandi, generally known as the Pseudo-Turpin because the text claims it was composed by Turpin, Archbishop of Reims, an eyewitness to the events narrated; see Meredith-Jones, Maines.; The Charlemagne Window
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
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.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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