Gothic Stained Glass of Reims Cathedral

Meredith Parsons Lillich is Professor Emerita of Art at Syracuse University.

• ContentsList of IllustrationsProlegomena1.Un Peu d’Histoire2.The Rosaces of the Chevet3.The Lancets of the Chevet4.The Transepts: Grisailles, Roses, and Belles Verrières5.The Rosaces of the Nave6.The Lancets of the Nave7.The Glazing of the West FacadeCoda: ComparandaAppendix 1: Heresy in ChampagneAppendix 2: Genealogy of Archbishop Henri de BraineAppendix 3: Ogive Glass of Bays 100–104Appendix 4: The “Spanish Connection”: Legends of the Apostle James, Translations by Pierre de Beauvais, and the Family of Archbishop Henri de BraineAppendix 5: Pierre de Beauvais and the BestiaryAppendix 6: King Solomon in Bed (Song of Songs 3:7–8) Appendix 7: Lectulus and Ferculum (Song of Songs 3:7, 9) Appendix 8: Two Seraphim Attributed to Reims in U.S. CollectionsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

“In this spectacular book—the fruit of profound research—Meredith Lillich rescues the stained glass of Reims Cathedral from obscurity. With careful scrutiny of the remains and always mindful of the limitations of the evidence, Lillich coaxes the glass to reveal its remarkable secrets. The result is a stunning evocation of the history of the thirteenth century, including the nature and extent of episcopal power in the period, the concern with heresy, and the splendor and ambition of the French monarchy. This book has no rivals and hardly any equals.”—William Chester Jordan, Princeton University