French Gothic

Noyon, west front, begun 1145

Senlis, west front, 1160s

Senlis, Coronation of the Virgin portal, 1160-70

Senlis, nave, begun 1150 (portal 1160s)

Amiens, ambulatory, c.1240

Amiens, martyrs on the jambs of the St Firmin portal, 1230s

Amiens, exterior of the chevet, 1240s

Amiens, dado arcade in radial chapel, 1240-48

Amiens, nave, begun 1220

Amiens nave elevation, 1220

Amiens plan, 1220-1260s

Amiens, central portal with the Last Judgement, 1230s (1236)

Amiens south transept, after 1220

Amiens west facade, lower storeys from the 1220s and 1230s

Amiens, nave aisle looking west showing "round triangle" window, 1220-30

Bronze tomb-slab of Hugh Libergier, originally from Saint-Nicase, describing him as "Maistre", 1267

Autun nave, 1120-1146

Beauvais chevet, 1225-1260s

Robert Branner, reconstruction of Beauvais as it would have looked before 1284

Bourges, begun 1195 (Branner)

Bourges crypt, 1195

Bourges, exterior showing original axial chapels, 1195

Bourges, flying buttresses, 1195-1230

Bourges nave looking east, finished 1230

Bourges plan, 1195-c.1230

Plan of Cambrai, 1230s-1251 (Villard de Honnecourt's drawing to consecration of choir)

Canterbury chevet, 1184

Chartres west front, Aristotle, 1145

Chartres west front, north portal, 1145. Unknown iconography - could be an Ascension, Fassler thinks it's Christ before the Incarnation

Chartres, nave elevation, 1220s (somewhat contested - Frankl thinks it's built west to east, Grodecki east to west)

Chartres west front, frieze showing the Betrayal, 1145

Chartres west front, frieze going left - Life of Mary and Infancy of Christ, 1145

Chartres west front, jamb figures, 1145

Chartres south transept, Last Judgement, 1215

Chartres, La Belle Verriere, mid-12th century glass refitted in 13th century window

Chartres, labyrinth, 1215-25`

Chartres west front, Majestas/Christ in Glory, 1145

Chartres south transept, "Confessors Portal" with the lives of Saints Martin and Nicholas, 1215

Chartres, nave looking west (pre-restoration), 1145 and 1220

Chartres north transept, Old Testament jamb figures, 1205-1215

Chartres north transept, jamb statues, 1205-15

Chartres, north transept rose window (St Anne), c.1230

Chartres north transept, 1205-15

Chartres plan, 1194-1220 (Frankl thinks 1230)

Chartres west front, Pythagoras, 1145

Chartres west front, "Rogerus", 1145

Chartres west front, south portal with "Sedes Sapientae", 1145

Chartres south transept, Apostle jamb sculptures, 1215

Chartres, south transept rose (Mary and Evangelists), 1230

Chartres south transept, St Steven portal, 1215

Chartres, Visitation, 1145

Chartres west front, 1145 with post-1194 additions

Chartres nave elevation, 1194-1220

Cluny III, 1088

Cross-section of Cluny III, 1088

Reconstruction of Cluny III nave, 1088

Gold relilquary of Saints Lucien, Maxien, and Julien. Parisian, from the Sainte-Chapelle, 1261-62

Cologne, choir, 1248

Cologne "Plan F", drawing on parchment, c.1300, 4.05m

Cologne, west facade, 1880 after Plan F

Durham cathedral, 1093

Fontenay Abbey, 1118

Shrine of St Turian, inscription says it was made by "Abbas Ghilbertus", 1247-60

Sainte-Chapelle, Grande Chasse, 1240s

Sainte-Chapelle, Grande Chasse interior, 1240s

Holy Thorn Monstrance of Assisi, 1260s. Parisian, metal/enamel/crystal

Holy Tunic Reliquary of Assisi, 1260s. Parisian metalwork

Ivory Deposition group from the Sainte-Chapelle, Parisian, 1260s

Ivory Virgin and Child from the Sainte-Chapelle, Parisian, 1260s

Nicholas of Verdun, Klosternauberg Altarpiece, gold/enamel, 1180s

Laon nave elevation, after 1154

Laon nave looking east, 1154-1228

Laon plan, built east to west 1154-1190, then east end rebuilt 1200-28

Laon west front, 1190

Le Mans chevet, after 1217

Le Mans nave, 1137 (fire) - 1158 (consecration)

Reims west front, Martyrdom of St Denis, 1220s-50s

Matthew Paris, illustration of Louis IX elevating the True Cross from the Chronica Majora (CCCC 16), English, 1240s

Bible Moralisee, OPL, Paris, 1230s

Bible Moralisee, Vienna 2554, Paris, 1220s

Bible Moralisee, Creation of the World (God as the Architect?), OPL, Paris, 1230s

Breviary of Philippe IV, possibly by Master Honoré, Paris, 1290s

Cantiga, Toledo, Paris, 1264-76

English Psalter, 1190

Isabella Psalter, Fitzwilliam 300, Paris, c.1255

Ingeborg Psalter, Musée Condé MS 9, Northern France, c.1195

La Sainte Abbeye, Yates Thompson 11, Central France - Possibly an artist from Lorraine working in Paris and influenced by Honoré (BL), 1290

Leiden Psalter of St Louis, Leiden BPL 76A, English, 1190-1200 (Owned by Blanche of Castile)

Bible Moralisée, Morgan 240 f.8, c.1233

Morgan Bible, Morgan 638, (Saul slaying Nahash and the Ammonites), Paris, c.1240s

Nuremberg Hours, 1290-95

Breviary of Philippe IV, possibly by Master Honoré, Paris, 1290s

La Somme le Roi, Virtues and Vices, Master Honoré, BL Add. 54180, Paris, 1295

Saint Louis Psalter, Joseph revealing himself to his brothers, BnF 10525, Paris, 1270-74

Bible Moralisée, Creation of the world (God as architect), Toledo, Paris, 1230s

Bible Moralisée, Creation of the world, Vienna 1179, Paris, 1220s

Bible Moralisée, Creation of the world, Vienna 2254, Paris, 1220s

Adam from Notre-Dame south transept, Paris, c.1267

Paris, Notre-Dame, chevet exterior, complete 1182

Notre-Dame, King's Gallery (West Front), c.1160s

Notre-Dame des Mantes, collegiate church, chevet, 1160s

Notre-Dame des Mantes, collegiate church, nave/elevation, 1160s

Notre-Dame Paris, nave/elevation, 1163-1210 (Bony - mid-1170s), clerestory enlarged later and oculus triforium replaced by Viollet le Duc 1840s

Notre-Dame Paris, north transept, Jean de Chelles (?), 1250s

Notre-Dame Paris, nave exterior, mid-1170s

Notre-Dame Paris, south transept, Jean de Chelles/Pierre de Montreil, 1267

Notre-Dame Paris, south transept interior before 1845 restoration, 1267

Notre-Dame Paris, south transept showing Jean de Chelles's signature, 1267

Notre-Dame Paris, west front, 1160s

Noyon, choir, 1145

Noyon, east end exterior, 1145

Noyon, nave, 1145

Noyon, south transept - first part of the church to be built, 1145

Noyon, west front, 1145

Provins, St Quiriache, choir, 1140

Bronze font, Rainer of Hoy, Mosan, early 12th century

Reims cathedral, west front, 1240s-50s (Sadler)

Reims cathedral, ambulatory, 1210-1212, finished 1241

Reims cathedral, west front, archivolts, 1220s

Reims cathedral, Callixtus portal jambs, 1240s

Reims cathedral, choir, 1210-1212, finished by 1241

Reims cathedral, chevet exterior, 1210-1212, finished 1241

Reims cathedral, Coronation of the Virgin, 1255-74

Reims cathedral, Crucifixion, 1255-74

Reims cathedral, John the Baptist and Simion jambs, 1220s (earliest in the programme)

Reims cathedral, Visitation and Annunciation jambs. Visitation jambs 1230s-40s, Annunciation from after 1240 to possibly 1260. Sauerlander: A change takes place between 1220-40 (inc. Callixtus jambs)

Reims cathedral, labyrinth, with the names Jean d'Orbais, Jean de Loup, Gaucher de Reims, and Bernard of Soissons, 1220s

Reims cathedral, nave, 1220s

Reims cathedral, north transept, before 1232

Reims cathedral, north transept, before 1232

Reims cathedral, nave exterior, 1220s

Reims Palimpsest, drawing, 1220s

Reims cathedral, plan, 1210-12 to 1250s, built east to west

Reims cathedral, Presentation. Mary and Simeon from c.1230, Joseph and Mary's maidservant are closer to the Annunciation angel (so c.1240-60)

Reims cathedral, Last Judgement portal, 1255-74

Reims cathedral, jambs with Saint Denis and a female saint, 1230s

Reliquary of the Cross of Floreffe, silver/copper/gems/niello, Louvre, 1254

Sainte-Chapelle, stained-glass windows (Judith window), 1239-48/1855

Sainte-Chapelle medallion, wall painting in the dado arcade showing John the Baptist, 1239-48

Sainte-Chapelle exterior, 1239-48

Saint-Denis ambulatory, 1140-44

Saint-Denis central portal, west end, Last Judgement (saved/damned in the voussoirs), 1135-40

Saint-Denis, plan of the chevet, 1140-44

Saint-Denis, drawings by Montfaucon of jamb figures originally on the west front, 1135-40

Saint-Denis, royal mausoleum in the crypt, Merovingian (9th century), with new piers inserted in 1140s

Saint-Denis, anagogical window, 1140-44

Saint-Denis, Tree of Jesse window, 1140-44

Saint-Denis, Quadriga of Aminadab from the Anagogical window, 1140-44

Saint-Denis, head from one of the west front jamb figures, Musée Cluny, 1135-40

Saint-Denis, nave looking west, 1231

Saint-Denis, nave elevation, 1231

Saint-Denis, west front, north typamum showing the Martyrdom of St Denis, 19th century - would originally have been the mosaic described by Suger

Saint-Denis, chevet exterior, 1140-44

Saint-Denis, choir built by Pierre de Montreuil, 1231

Saint-Denis, plan. West front 1135-40, east end 1140-44, nave 1231

Saint-Denis, reconstruction of the 1140-44 choir by Crosby

Saint-Denis, west front, south tympanum showing the Last Communion of St Denis and scenes from his life, 1135-40

Saint-Denis, chalice of Abbot Suger, sardonyx cup/gilt silver additions, 1137-40 (original cup 1st-2nd centuries BC), in the National Gallery of Art, Washington

Saint-Denis, "Suger's Eagle", porphory vase turned into a liturgical vessel with Mosan silver additions, 1147

Saint-Denis, west front, 1135-40

Stained glass panel from Saint-Gatien de Tours, showing Archbishop Cornut of Sens Displaying the Crown of Thorns, Cloisters Collection, 1245-48

Saint-Germer-de-Fly, choir elevation, 1135-67

Saint-Germer-de-Fly, choir, 1135-67

Saint-Germer-de-Fly, plan, 1135-67

Saint-Martin-des-Champs, chevet plan, 1130s

Saint-Nicaise pavement, inlaid lead, 1229 or 1231-63

Saint-Nicaise west front, 1231-63

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, east end, 1260s

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, nave looking west, 1260s

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, piscina, 1260s

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, west front, 1260s

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, exterior, 1260s

Sainte-Chapelle, interior, 1238-48

Sainte-Chapelle, apostle statues, originally from the interior shafts, now in the Musee Cluny, 1238-48

Sainte-Chapelle, coronation from the Judges window, 1240s

Evangeliary cover from the Sainte-Chapelle, showing the Crucifixion, gold and enamel, now in the BnF Latin collection, 1244-48

Sainte-Chapelle, Louis IX Presenting the Crown of Thorns, from the Relics of the Passion window, 1238-48

Sainte-Chapelle, lower chapel showing the "round triangle" form, 1238-48

Sainte-Chapelle, "Melancholic Apostle" sculpture, now in the Musee Cluny, 1238-48

Senlis, ambulatory with spolia columns, begun c.1151

Senlis, nave and choir, c.1151

Senlis, west front, central (only) portal, 1160-70s

Senlis, west facade, 1151-60s

Sens, nave looking east, begun 1140

Sens, reconstruction of original elevation, 1140

Sens, plan, begun 1140

Saint-Martin-des-Champs, chevet, 1130s

Saint-Martin-des-Champs, east end exterior, 1130s

Soissons, nave, finished 1212

Soissons, plan, 1170 - first half of the 13th century, begun in the south transept

Soissons, south transept, 1170

Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, Merovingian column

Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, nave elevation, 1130s

Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, exterior, 1130s

Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, nave, 1130s

Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, plan, 1130s

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, choir, rebuilt 1143-1163

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, east end exterior showing early flying buttresses, 1143-63

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, nave, 1021

Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Grande Chapelle des Vierge, Pierre de Montreuil, 1227-1267

Saint-Germer-de-Fly, west front, c.1135

Saint-Martin-des-Champs, ambulatory, 1135

Saint-Remi, Reims, chevet, 1160s-70s

Saint-Urbain, Troyes, stained glass band window showing broad-fold drapery, 1260s

Stavelot Altarpiece, Mosan, wood/metalwork/gems/champleve and cloisonne enamel, Morgan Library, 1156-58

Stavelot Altarpiece, Mosan, wood/metalwork/gems/champleve and cloisonne enamel, Morgan Library, 1156-58

Stavelot Altarpiece, Mosan, wood/metalwork/gems/champleve and cloisonne enamel, Morgan Library, 1156-58

Strasbourg, "Plan B", drawing, before 1277 (Bork)

Strasbourg, donor sculptures, second half of the 13th century

Strasbourg, west facade, 1277

Cologne, Shrine of the Three Kings, Nicholas of Verdun, 1180s

Vezelay, choir elevation, 1165

Vezelay, Last Judgement tympanum, 1120-1132

Vezelay choir exterior, 1165

Vezelay nave, 1135-50

Villard de Honnecourt, "Inter se Disputando" and proposed plan of Cambrai cathedral, 1230

Villard de Honnecourt, Reims Cathedral, 1230

Villard de Honnecourt, east end of Reims Cathedral, 1230

Westminster Abbey, 1245

Westminster Retable, 1259

Psalter and Hours of Yolande of Soissons, Yolande in Prayer, Morgan 729 (f.232v), 1280-1299

Psalter and Hours of Yolande of Soissons, Creation of the World, Morgan 729 (f.279v), 1280-1299

Psalter and Hours of Yolande of Soissons, Creation of the World, Morgan 729 (f.5r), 1280-1299

York Minster, tracing floor, plaster, 1290s

Douce Apocalypse, Christ in Glory, Bodlian Library (Douce 180), English, 1270

Douce Apocalypse, The Heavenly Jerusalem, Bodlian Library (Douce 180), English, 1270

Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral, Northern France, choir, 1248-1267

Saint-Germain-en-Laye chapel, built by the Saint-Denis Master, finished by 1238

Saint-Germain-en-Laye chapel, built by the Saint-Denis Master, rose in a square blind tracery, finished by 1238

Seés Cathedral, nave looking east, begun c.1240

Seés Cathedral, choir, c.1270 (dated with the donor statues)

Saint-Thibault-en-Auxois, choir, begun 1249

Narbonne Cathedral, begun 1275 but left unfinished

Narbonne Cathedral, choir, 1275

Toulouse Cathedral, choir, 1230/1272 (begun then abandoned, then begun again)

Binham Priory, Norfolk, before 1244