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Paradoxplace France Photo Galleries Links to all French Cathedral and Abbey Photo Pages in Paradoxplace Link to all Abbey and Cathedral Pages in Paradoxplace
Chartres' Windows' Photos The Chartres North Rose Window The Chartres Thomas Becket Window The Chartres Incarnation Window
Zodiacs and monthly activity archivolt sculptures: Chartres West (Royal) Portal Chartres North Portal
Links to all Paradoxplace pages about medieval illustrations of Labours of the Month, Zodiac Signs, Cardinal Virtues and Sins in Western European churches.
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Zodiac Signs and Monthly Activities Chartres Cathedral South Ambulatory Window (c1217)
Where there are two images on the same level, the right one shows the zodiac sign, and the left one the typical activity of that time of year.
The central images are split - Zodiac sign on the right, activity on the left.
Start reading the window from the bottom
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Link to large photos of each of the images in the top half of the window - June to Dacamber
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Capricorn December
December 22 - January 20 (December 22 - Winter Solstice) Illustrated by a good solo feast
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Sagittarius November (mislabelled December)
November 23 December 21
Illustrated by an activity deceptively labelled "December" - the pig happily munching acorns is about to be killed for Christmas.
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Scorpio October
October 24 November 22 Illustrated by pouring (wine, or could it be water?) into a barrel
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Libra September
September 23 October 23 (September 23 - Autumn Equinox) Illustrated by treading grapes
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Virgo August
August 24 September 22 Illustrated by threshing grain
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Leo July (mislabelled June)
July 23 August 23
Illustrated by scything hay
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Cancer June (mislabelled July)
June 22 July 22 (June 21 - Summer Solstice) Illustrated by mowing / cutting (grass)
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Link to large photos of each of the images in the bottom half of the window - January to May
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Taurus April
April 21 May 21 Illustrated by April flowers
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Gemini May
May 22 June 21 Illustrated by a knight out hawking
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Aries March
March 21 April 20 (March 21 - Spring Equinox) Illustrated by pruning vines
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Pisces February
February 19 March 20
Illustrated by a man warming his feet in front of a fire
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Aquarius January
January 21 February 18 Le Verseau (The Water Carrier)
Illustrated by 3 faces of the New Year (past present future) - most other examples have two faces - past and future but this is more insightful!
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Window Donors
L - The vine growers
R - Count Thibault VI of Champagne, on behalf of Thomas, Count of Perche, killed at the battle of Lincoln, 1217
Middle - a bell-ringer and two onlookers
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