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The Lives of Five Saints, c 1290 narrated, one per light, reading from top to bottom. The scenes in light a are under simple canopies. 1a–1e, 3a–3e, 5a–5a, 7a–7a, and 9a–9e Grisaille. 2a St Thomas Becket enthroned. 2b St Margaret before the emperor. 2c St Nicholas and three ?men in bed. 2d St John the Baptist in prison. 2e St Edmund leaves the city on horseback. 4a Thomas defends a clerk before Henry II. 4b St Margaret and the dragon. 4c St Nicholas calms the storm. 4d Salome dances before Herod. 4e Edmund tied to a tree, shot at by archers 6a Thomas on his way to exile. 6b St Margaret kills the dragon. 6c Nicholas blesses a recumbent man. 6d Martyrdom of John the Baptist. 6e Two kings and a saint, 12th century. 8a The murder of Thomas. 8b The martyrdom of St Margaret. 8c Nicholas restores to life three boys from the pickling tub. 8d Herodias and Salome with the head of St John the Baptist. 8e Edmund’s severed head and two searchers.

Borders: a and e hawthorn and ivy; b and d oak leaves; c maple and oak.

Tracery: A2 Shield of Blanchminster. D1 Shields of France ancient and Bedale. D2 Shields of France ancient and old Percy. E1 Shields of France ancient and Tateshall.
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Source York Minster Window CHs4
Author Jules & Jenny from Lincoln, UK
Camera location53° 57′ 44.36″ N, 1° 04′ 56.52″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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