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12. Battle for a city
Contributor
Maye, Philip (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Maye, Philip
Identifier
FCW007AP1201
Description
Gothic; The Charlemagne WindowDelaporte no. 38, Deremble-Manhes no. 7Panel 12: Battle for a City (Pamplona according to Mâle and Delaporte; Noples according to Lejeune and Stiennon; a generalized city according to Maines).One of Charlemagne’s men (kite-shaped shield, flat-topped helmet) rides in pursuit of an infidel (buckler, conical helmet) into the gates of a city (right). The city has crenellated walls, towers and buildings. A man sounds a horn from the top of the tallest tower. Above is a cloud motif, a possible reference to the Milky Way (Maines).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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