Chartres Catherdal Windows - Subjects, Donors and Location Diagram

Chartres Cathedral Lower Level Windows

Subjects, Donors and Locations

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The map below is taken from this pocket sized guide to Chartres Cathedral (in English), which is the best detailed guide. It details almost every window scene and individual statue inside and outside the cathedral, even including archivolt cycles.

The (mainly lower level) windows are listed below, along with their donors.

West and Lower South-West Windows

Guide	Book*	Subject	Donor Illustrations & their location
		WEST ROSE
01		West Facade - Tree of Jesse
02		West Facade - Incarnation
03		West Facade - Passion
04	48	St John the Divine (l'Évangéliste)	1 flight to Egypt, 2 & 3 Armourers
05	46	Story of Mary Magdalene	1,2 & 3 Water Carriers
06	44	Good Samaritan	1,2 & 3 Shoemakers
07	42	Death and Assumption of Mary	Shoemakers in 3 medallions
08		Vendome Chapel
09	38	Miracles of the Virgin	Butchers at work in bottom quatrefoil
10	36	Life of S Apollinaire, Grisaille etc	none
11		Blank	none
		SOUTH ROSE WINDOW

Lower South and East Ambulatory Windows

Guide	Book*	Subject	Donor Illustrations & their location
12		St Fulbert	none
13	30b	St Anthony & St Paul	Fishmongers
14	30a	Temptation, Cana, Blue Virgin	none
15		A bit of Virgin	none
16	28b	Story of the Virgin	1 Vinegrowers, 2 Count Thibault VI
17	28a	Zodiacs & Labours of the Months	1 Vinegrowers, 2 Count Thibault VI & Bellringers
18			none
19			none
20			none
21			none
22			none
21			none
22			none
21			none
22			none
23			none
24	20	Saint Martin	Shoemakers in bottom 2 1/2 panels
25	18	Saint Thomas Becket	5, 6 & 7 Tanners
26	16	Ste Margaret & Ste Catherine	1 Marguerite, 2 Geoffroy
27	14	Saint Nicholas	none
28	12	Saint Remy	2 unknown donor
29			none
30	8	Saint Sylvester	1,2 & 3 Masons
31			none
32	4	Saint Paul	none
33	2	Saint Andrew	none
34	0	Apostles	1, 2 & 3 Bakers
35	1	Simon & Jude	1 & 2 Henry Noblet
36			none

Lower North and East Ambulatory Windows

Guide	Book*	Subject	Donor Illustrations & their location
37	5	Saint James the Greater	1 & 2 Furriers & Drapers
38	7	Charlemagne	1 Furriers
39	9	Saints Theodore & Vincent	1 & 2 Weavers
40	11	Saint Pataleon	A canon
41	13	Saint Stephen (Étienne)	1 & 2 Shoemakers
42	15	Saint Chéron	1 & 2 Masons, Stone Cutters and Sculptors
43	17	Saint Savinian et al	Masons in second panel. Weavers higher up.
44			none
45	21	Saint Julian l'Hospitalier	1, 2 & 3 Carpenters, Joiners, Cartwrights & Coopers
46	23	Saint Thomas the Apostle	none
47			none
48			none
49			none
50			none
51			none
52			none
53	29a	Saint Nicholas	1 & 2 Stephen Chardonel & Family
54	29b	Saint Germain of Auxerre	1 Stephen Chardonel
55			none
56			none
		NORTH ROSE WINDOW	Queen Blanche of Castile (grand-daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Queen Consort of French King Louis VIII "The Lion" and subduer of Cathars).

Lower North-West Windows

Guide	Book*	Subject	Donor Illustrations & their location
57			none
58	35	Prodigal Son	none
59	37	Symbolic Window (Passion typologique)	1,2 & 3 Blacksmiths - then read from top.
60	39	Miracles of Saint Nicholas	1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Haberdashers & Apothecaries
61	41	Joseph	1 & 2 Bankers
62	43	Saint Eustace	1 & 2 Drapers, 3, 4 & 5 Furriers (see guide for exact location in window).
63	45	Saint Lubin	Wine Merchants everywhere (see guide).
64	47	Noah	1. 2. 3. 4 & 5 Coopers, Carpenters & Wheelwrights