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  • Dragon, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owl, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dragon, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bat, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dog and lion, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bat, carved decoration on the wooden section beneath the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The magi present the Christ child with gifts, while an angel holds the star above. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0252.jpg
  • Massacre of the Innocents, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Herod gives the order and soldiers murder first born sons. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0251.jpg
  • Baptism of Christ, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus is baptised in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. To the right is the Marriage at Cana, and to the left, Christ with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marriage at Cana, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus sits at the table and is served water by a servant, which he will turn into wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, detail, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus rides on a donkey raising his hand in blessing and followed by his disciples. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Last Supper, detail, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus and his disciples sit around a table, where the first holy communion was taken. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ in the Garden of Olives, detail of the disciples having fallen asleep, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus rides on a donkey raising his hand in blessing and followed by his disciples, while a man lays down his cloak and the city gates are opened. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus rides on a donkey raising his hand in blessing and followed by his disciples, while a man lays down his cloak and the city gates are opened. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0241.jpg
  • Marriage at Cana, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus sits at the table and is served water by a servant, which he will turn into wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baptism of Christ, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus is baptised in the river Jordan by John the Baptist. To the right is the Marriage at Cana, and to the left, Christ with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Massacre of the Innocents, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Herod gives the order and soldiers murder first born sons. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flight into Egypt, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Mary rides on a donkey carrying the infant Jesus, sharing a tender loving moment with him, while Joseph walks ahead, glancing behind to check whether they are followed. On the left is the Massacre of the Innocents and on the right, idols fall away. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Virgin lies, pensive, on the bed, watched over by Joseph, while the Christ child lies in a cradle near a horse and a cow. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The magi present the Christ child with gifts, while an angel holds the star above. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0231.jpg
  • The Visitation, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. A pregnant Virgin Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0339.jpg
  • Flight into Egypt, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Mary rides on a donkey carrying the infant Jesus, sharing a tender loving moment with him, while Joseph walks ahead, glancing behind to check whether they are followed. On the left is the Massacre of the Innocents and on the right, idols fall away. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0250.jpg
  • Presentation in the temple, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The infant Jesus is presented by Joseph and Mary, with Anna on the left. To the left, idols fall away, and to the right, the infant Jesus with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0249.jpg
  • Last Supper, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Jesus and his disciples sit around a table, where the first holy communion was taken. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0243.jpg
  • Presentation in the temple, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The infant Jesus is presented by Joseph and Mary, with Anna on the left. To the left, idols fall away, and to the right, the infant Jesus with the doctors of the law. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0237.jpg
  • Massacre of the Innocents, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Herod gives the order and soldiers murder first born sons. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC19_PARIS_MC_0235.jpg
  • Adoration of the Magi, detail, painted carved section of the North choir screen, between the ambulatory and the sanctuary, carved 1300-50, by Pierre de Chelle, Jean Ravy and Jean Le Bouteiller, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The magi present the Christ child with gifts, while an angel holds the star above. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christ carrying the cross, detail from the rood screen of 1521, with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower, in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The rood screen is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Resurrection of Christ, detail from the rood screen of 1521, with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower, in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The rood screen is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 17th century, separating the nave from the Gothic choir, topped with a crucifix and with 2 paintings surrounded by columns with corinthian capitals, in the Abbaye de Pontigny, or Pontigny Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1114, in Pontigny, Burgundy, France. The monastery was dissolved in 1791 during the French Revolution and only the abbey church survived, which is a 12th century Romanesque building. This is the largest Cistercian abbey in France and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, nave of Avila Cathedral, 12th-14th centuries, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain. Begun, 1095, in Romanesque style with fortifications, the style later switched to Gothic. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1508-17, in Flamboyant Gothic style, by Jean Gailde, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The high reliefs in stone on the nave side, seen here, are by Nicolas Halins, 1513. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1508-17, in Flamboyant Gothic style, by Jean Gailde, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The high reliefs in stone on the nave side, seen here, are by Nicolas Halins, 1513. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_2733.jpg
  • Rood screen, 1508-17, in Flamboyant Gothic style, by Jean Gailde, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The high reliefs in stone on the nave side, seen here, are by Nicolas Halins, 1513. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1508-17, in Flamboyant Gothic style, by Jean Gailde, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The high reliefs in stone on the nave side, seen here, are by Nicolas Halins, 1513. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1750.jpg
  • Rood screen, 1508-17, in Flamboyant Gothic style, by Jean Gailde, in the Eglise de la Madeleine, built 13th century in Gothic style, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The high reliefs in stone on the nave side, seen here, are by Nicolas Halins, 1513. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC21_FRANCE_MC_1749.jpg
  • Choir, with rood screen of 1521 with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower, in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The rood screen is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion sculpture above the rood screen, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower, in Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The rood screen is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Looking up at the central section of the rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rood screen, 1616, from where the Gospel and the Epistles are preached, donated by Marie de Gonzague of the Guise Lorraine family, between the nave and the chancel of the Basilica of Liesse Notre Dame, built 1134 in Flamboyant Gothic style by the Chevaliers d'Eppes, then rebuilt in 1384 and enlarged in 1480 and again in the 19th century, Liesse-Notre-Dame, Laon, Picardy, France. Pilgrims flock here to worship the Black Virgin, based on Ismeria, the Soudanese daughter of the sultan of Cairo El-Afdhal, who saved the lives of French knights during the Crusades, converted to christianity and married Robert d'Eppes, son of Guillaume II of France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sleeping guards at the tomb of Christ, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The guards are positioned between the Entombment and the discovery of the empty tomb, although the Resurrection itself is not depicted. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The cauldron of hell, with sinful clergy boiling alive over the fire fed by bellows, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • BRUGES, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 07 : A general view of the nave of the church of Our Lady with the rood screen and the choir in the background on February 07, 2009 in Bruges, Western Flanders, Belgium. The church of Notre Dame was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • BRUGES, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 07 : A low angle view of the rood screen and the choir of the church of Our Lady on February 07, 2009 in Bruges, Western Flanders, Belgium. The church of Notre Dame was built in the 13th and 14th centuries. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Sleeping guards at the tomb of Christ, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The guards are positioned between the Entombment and the discovery of the empty tomb, although the Resurrection itself is not depicted. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The cauldron of hell, detail, with sinful clergy boiling alive over the fire fed by bellows, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The cauldron of hell, detail, with sinful clergy boiling alive over the fire fed by bellows, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The jaws of hell, with sinners entering the open mouth of the Leviathan, fragment from the lateral return of the original rood screen, now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The screen fragments are owned by the Musee du Berry and were housed in the Louvre until 1994. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lions on a sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion's head, detail from sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statue, detail, from the rood screen of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, Renaissance sculpture, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgin statue from the rood screen of the Cathedrale Saint-Mammes or Langres Cathedral, Renaissance sculpture, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion and human heads, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1573.jpg
  • Lions, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1542.jpg
  • Lion, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1541.jpg
  • Lions devouring human prey, representing the rebirth of evil, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1540.jpg
  • Lion's head and man's head, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1539.jpg
  • Man in tunic between a lion and a lion centaur, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1538.jpg
  • Winged lion of St Mark and eagle of St John, evangelist symbols, sculptural detail from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1537.jpg
  • Human and lion head, sculpted capitals from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1535.jpg
  • Lions, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1532.jpg
  • Lion, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1531.jpg
  • Lions, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1530.jpg
  • Lions devouring human prey, representing the rebirth of evil, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1527.jpg
  • Lions devouring human prey, representing the rebirth of evil, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1526.jpg
  • Lions on a sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1525.jpg
  • Man's head, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1521.jpg
  • Lions and men's heads, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1520.jpg
  • Man's head, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1519.jpg
  • Lion and eagle, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1518.jpg
  • Man's head, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1517.jpg
  • Man's head pulling a face, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1516.jpg
  • St Michael fighting a demon, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1515.jpg
  • St Michael fighting a demon, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1514.jpg
  • Man's head, between St Michael fighting a demon and an angel, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1513.jpg
  • Angel, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1512.jpg
  • Head of man, detail from sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1511.jpg
  • Human head, detail from sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1508.jpg
  • St Michael fighting a demon, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1507.jpg
  • Angel, detail, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1505.jpg
  • St Michael fighting a demon, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1506.jpg
  • Angel, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1504.jpg
  • Man in tunic between a lion and a lion centaur, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1503.jpg
  • Rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1502.jpg
  • Calvary, detail, sculptural group with Christ on the cross surrounded by a soldier with a spear and the sponge carrier, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist either side, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Owned by the Musee du Berry and housed in the Louvre until 1994, this sculpture was reworked in the 17th century, especially the body of Christ. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0163.jpg
  • Calvary, detail, sculptural group with Christ on the cross surrounded by a soldier with a spear and the sponge carrier, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist either side, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Owned by the Musee du Berry and housed in the Louvre until 1994, this sculpture was reworked in the 17th century, especially the body of Christ. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0161.jpg
  • Calvary, sculptural group with Christ on the cross surrounded by a soldier with a spear and the sponge carrier, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist either side, fragment of the original rood screen now in the crypt of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Owned by the Musee du Berry and housed in the Louvre until 1994, this sculpture was reworked in the 17th century, especially the body of Christ. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC17_FRANCE_MC_0160.jpg
  • Inlay scenes on the rood screen of the Orthodox Chapel, designed by Albert Benois and built 1936-37, Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France, honouring the 6,100 Russian soldiers killed on French battlefields, in memory of the Franco-Russian military alliance celebrated at the visit of Czar Nicholas II to Champagne in 1896 and 1901. The chapel was built with funds from the Association du Souvenir du Corps Expeditionnaire Russe. 1,000 Russian soldiers from 2 brigades who fought on the French front in 1916-18 are buried in the adjoining cemetery. The site is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory, and the entrance to the sacristy in stone and marble, part of the rood screen of 1610 by Jacques Bugier, moved here in 1768, in the Cathedrale Saint-Julien du Mans or Cathedral of St Julian of Le Mans, Le Mans, Sarthe, Loire, France. On the pediment are terracotta statues by Gervais I Delabarre of St John the Evangelist and St Matthew, and above the Virgin in mourning by Charles Hoyau. The cathedral was built from the 6th to the 14th centuries, with both Romanesque and High Gothic elements. It is dedicated to St Julian of Le Mans, the city's first bishop, who established Christianity in the area in the 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The nave, looking towards the apse, rood screen, choir and altar, with the pulpit of gilded wood designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the left, in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statues supporting the pulpit representing Faith, Hope and Charity, carved in wood then painted and gilded in 1773, designed by Pierre-Joseph Christophle, 1715-1782, on the north side of the nave in the Basilique Cathedrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens or Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Amiens, built 1220-70 in Gothic style, Amiens, Picardy, France. Behind is the rood screen and entrance to the choir. Amiens Cathedral was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lions devouring human prey, representing the rebirth of evil, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1543.jpg
  • Lion and man's head, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anthropomorphic head above acanthus leaf decoration, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_FRANCE_MC_1534.jpg
  • Lions, sculpted capital from the rostrum rood screen or tribune, 12th century, Romanesque, carved in pink marble, in the Prieure de Serrabone, or Serrabone Priory, an 11th century Romanesque Augustinian monastery in Boule-d'Amont, Pyrenees-Orientales, France. The structure is rectangular and topped with a balustrade, supported by 3 arches with capitals carved with animals, plants, angels and evangelist symbols. The priory is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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