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January 1, 1964

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Title
General View
Contributor
Philip Maye (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Philip Maye
Date
January 1, 1964
Identifier
FCW033AGA010
Description
Gothic; Ancient and Modern Glass WindowDeremble-Manhes no. 33A, Delaporte 57This image, a composite of the eighteen panel images, has been digitally brightened for increased visibility of details. This window originally showed the story of St. Lawrence. (See Delaporte pp 377-9 for a reconstruction of this window from contemporary accounts.) All the original glass except for the border was destroyed in 1791 and replaced by clear glass to allow more light to fall on the Chapel of the Transfiguration, which was established on the eastern side of the transept, and dismantled in 1909. In 1924, this window was restored by Charles Lorin, who placed within the clear glass several panel fragments of older glass, much of it from the clerestory - particularly from the St. Eustace and St. George windows on the north side of the choir (Deremble-Manhes no. 112A, Delaporte 109, and Deremble-Manhes no. 112B, Delaporte 108, respectively). The window was restored again in 1964 - 66 by François Lorin, at which time the clear glass was replaced by multi-colored glass in geometric patterns. This complex window received little previous study; in addition, important components, such as the 13th century original border of censing angels and fragments from other destroyed windows, are nearly invisible under accumulated dirt. Therefore, this window was captured as an abbreviated series of images, in contrast to the systematic manner used for other windows. For this reason, each panel image is presented in this collection in both “current condition” and “digitally brightened” states with file identifier numbers ending in “01” and “05,” respectively. Delaporte had identified many of these fragments in 1926; however, because of subsequent restorations and rearrangements, his diagram was no longer accurate. Philip Maye wrote detailed panel descriptions and substantially updated and expanded Delaporte’s diagram. He also developed two others detailing the additions to the window, relocations within the window, and original window locations of 13th century panels.The images for this window are numbered 1 through 18 for simplicity, but their descriptions refer to the individual panels within each image. The numbering of the 62 individual panels is shown and described in Diagram No. 1; see the link below.8.85 m. by 2.50 m.; Ancient and Modern Glass
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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