Iconography
ARCHITECTURE
Britain / Canterbury / Cathedral / North Choir Aisle / n. XV (containing parts of Second and Sixth Typological Windows)
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Stained Glass / Canterbury Cathedral / Second Typological Window (parts surviving in n. XV) / 7th register: The Journey of the Magi
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Stained Glass / Canterbury Cathedral / Second Typological Window (parts surviving in n. XV) / 6th register: The Magi before Herod
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Exodus / Exod. 12:51: The Israelites depart from Egypt / Type for the Magi departing from Herod
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Numbers / Num. 24:17: Bileam's prophecy of the star: Orietur stella ex Jacob / Prophecy for the Journey of the Magi (SHS, few manuscripts only) / Miscellaneous
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Isaias / Isa. 60:3: Ambulabunt gentes in lumine tuo / Prophecy for the Journey of the Magi
Typology and Prophecy / Allegories treated as Types / Christ leading the pagans away from their idols / Type for the Magi departing from Herod
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Journey of the Magi / with Num. 24:17: Orietur stella
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Journey of the Magi / with Is. 60:3: Ambulabunt gentes in lumine tuo
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / The Magi departing from Herod / with Exod. 12:51: The Israelites depart from Egypt
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / The Magi departing from Herod / with Christ leading the pagans away from their idols
Further details
In the top register the Journey of the Magi between the prophecies of Balaam and Isaias, in the lower register the Magi departing from Herod between the Israelites departing from Egypt and Christ leading the pagans away from their idols
Artist or creator
Date
1178 - 1180
Location
Canterbury, Christ Church Cathedral, North Quire Aisle (n. XV, 6th and 7th registers, panels 37, 38, 39, 32, 33, 34)
Associated persons
Ian Jones (The Warburg Institute) (Photographer (analogue))
Notes on photograph
Bibliographic Citation
Madeleine H. Caviness, The Windows of Christ Church Cathedral Canterbury (Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi, Great Britain, 2), London 1981, pp. 90-93
Rights and Permissions
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Contact
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