Tours cathedral - North rose window - w219 End C13 early C14. At the centre was originally the Virgin, but she was displaced when the prop was put in (C14); she is now in the outer circle at 11.0 o'clock.The four Evangelists are in the corners. In the first circle from centre are 14 saint/martyrs; in the 2nd circle are 26 prophets; in the 3rd circle are 14 ancestors of Christ and Elders of the Apocalypse. [Click on a area for detail]
|