manuel cohen

Charlemagne stained glass window, Chartres cathedral, France

Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814, haloed and crowned, on horseback, gives orders to masons and workmen building a church. Porters carry a block of stone, a mason lays a stone and a surveyor checks the levels. The building is thought to represent either the cathedral of St Jacques de Compostela, or maybe Chartres cathedral itself. Medallion of the building of a church, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814, haloed and crowned, on horseback, gives orders to masons and workmen building a church. Porters carry a block of stone, a mason lays a stone and a surveyor checks the levels. The building is thought to represent either the cathedral of St Jacques de Compostela, or maybe Chartres cathedral itself. Medallion of the building of a church, from the Charlemagne window, early 13th century, in the ambulatory of Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. Most of its windows date from 1205-40 although a few earlier 12th century examples are also intact. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen