medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On Friday, March 16, 2007, at 1:35 pm, Jim Bugslag wrote: > with the glass (only > some flanking angels in the tracery lights survive, though). On the > exterior, the > circumference of the rose window of the church of Saint-Etienne at > Beauvais is decorated > with a sculpted Wheel of Fortune (I don't believe the glass within the > rose has survived). Here's the rose window of which Jim speaks (Beauvais, St-Etienne): http://tinyurl.com/289vu8 It's very nice, and the sculptures are certainly elaborate. Here are a few Italian specimens of ornamental rose windows: Trento, Cattedrale di San Vigilio, north transept, sculpted Wheel of Fortune: http://tinyurl.com/yq239f Osimo, Cattedrale di San Leopardo, south transept: http://www.marcheromane.it/rosone.jpg Troia, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, facade: http://www.arte-argomenti.org/schede/troia/troia.html http://tinyurl.com/yrz3kj Matera, Chiesa di San Domenico and Matera, Cattedrale di Santa Maria della Bruna, facade: http://www.sassiweb.it/ruotadellafortuna/ Evangelists around the window are probably more common. A few examples: Tuscania, Chiesa di San Pietro, facade: http://tinyurl.com/yt7o3o http://tinyurl.com/2breu4 Spoleto, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, facade: http://www.artstudio.it/spoleto/en_200.html Assisi, Basilica di San Francesco, facade: http://www.lexia.it/mobile/images/2.jpg http://www.travelplan.it/img/assisi04.jpg Some other ornate rose windows: Orvieto, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, facade: http://tinyurl.com/22fqet Palermo, Chiesa di San Francesco, facade: http://tinyurl.com/24ehro But my impression is that Gerallt was looking for examples of _painted_ windows as opposed to other forms of decoration. Best again, John Dillon ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html