Zodiacs and Labours in Chartres Cathedral, A: Aquarius to Taurus

Individual Zodiac & Monthly Labours Scenes

A (Bottom Half)

January to May : Aquarius to Taurus

Chartres Cathedral - Zodiac Window

LINK TO INDIVIDUAL ZODIAC & MONTHLY LABOURS SCENES - B: CANCER TO CAPRICORN

LINK TO OVERVIEW PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMPLETE ZODIAC WINDOW

We have high resolution photos of all the individual scenes in the Zodiac and several other windows in Chartres Cathedral.

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Cardinal Virtues and Sins in Western European churches.

Links to large photos immediately below

April - Flowers

Taurus

Hawking and the Gemini Twins

Pruning Vines

Aries

Links to large photos lower down

Foot Warming in February

Pisces

Aquarius and the New Year with Three Faces

Window Donor - The Vinegrowers

Window Donor - Count Thibault VI of Champagne,

on behalf of Thomas, Count of Perche, killed at the battle of Lincoln, 1217

April - Flowers

Hawking and Gemini - Les Gémeaux (The Twins) - May 22 to June 21

Taurus - Le Taureau (The Bull) - April 21 to May 21

Pruning Vines in March

Aries – Le Bélier (The Ram) - March 21 to April 20

Links to large photos below

Foot Warming in February

Pisces

Aquarius and the New Year with Three Faces

Window Donor - The Vinegrowers

Window Donor - Count Thibault VI of Champagne, on behalf of Thomas, Count of Perche, killed at the battle of Lincoln, 1217

Foot warming in February

Pisces - Les Poissons (The Fishes) - February 19 to March 20 (March 20 is the Spring Equinox)

Aquarius the water carrier (right), and the three faces of the New Year - past, present and future

Aquarius - Le Verseau (The Water Carrier) - January 21 to February 18

Window Donors (1) - The Vintners plus a bellringer and two other bystanders - also possibly the little fellas in the bottom left (shown) and bottom right (not shown) corners of the window.

Window Donors - Count Thibault VI of Champagne, on behalf of Thomas, Count of Perche, who was killed at the battle of Lincoln, 1217, and a couple of unidentified guys on the left.

LINK TO INDIVIDUAL ZODIAC & MONTHLY LABOURS SCENES - B: CANCER TO CAPRICORN

LINK TO OVERVIEW PHOTOS OF THE COMPLETE ZODIAC WINDOW

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