Laumer visited by the Bishop of Chartres

January 1, 1205

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Laumer visited by the Bishop of Chartres

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Title
Laumer visited by the Bishop of Chartres
Contributor
Jane Vadnal (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jane Vadnal
Date
January 1, 1205
Identifier
FCW142AP0101
Description
Gothic; The St. Laumer WindowDelaporte no. 66, Deremble-Manhes no. 142aSt. Laumer (also called Lomer or Laudomarus) was the 6th c. founder and abbot of the nearby monastery of Corbion. His feast day was celebrated at Chartres on January 19. He was mentioned in the two Chartres Lectionaries, ms. 507, f 61r (10th c.) ms. 500, f 41v (12th c.).Panel 1: Laumer visited by a bishop of ChartresAccording to the life of St Laumer in the lectionaries listed above, in Laumer’s old age, Malard, the bishop of Chartres, asked Laumer to come to Chartres. The old abbot became ill with a fever upon reaching Chartres. Bishop Malard visited Laumer, who told him that he welcomed death. Not only was death the fate of all men, and the entrance into Heaven, but there would be terrible devastation in the north of France in the near future. Bishop Malard (halo, mitre) stands at left. He gestures toward Laumer and grasps his cloak. St. Laumer (halo) lies on a bed at the back. Above is a trilobed arch below a roof. Delaporte notes that the same scene, in reverse, is illustrated in a miniature in ms 500, f 41v.; South Nave Clerestory: The St. Laumer 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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