__ Return External view Key to the panels Geometry References include:- "Die Rose der Kathedrale von Lausanne und der kosmologische Bilderkreis des Mittelalters." Beer (Ellen J.): 1952 "Le carré central de la Rose de la cathédrale de Lausanne. A propos de l'etude d'Alice Mary Hilton" by Francois Forel Journal of Swiss archeology and art history 47 1990 "Seing and Not seing the rose Window of Lausanne cathedral" Elizabeth Carson Paston and Brigitte Kurmann Schwarz in "Investigations in Medieval Stained Glass", (Reading Medieval Sources, 3) by Brigitte Kurmann -Schwarz (Author) Brill 2019

Lausanne, Cathedral A remarkable and unique rose window as well as a fascinating record of medieval imagery.It is essentially a medieval 'Imago Mundi' or image of the world, the imagined beyond and the cosmos. A few of the panels are modern and some have probably been moved from their original position. For details see the key to the panels.