Gothic stained glass workshops of Île-de-France (c.1200–1300)

1. Suger's Saint-Denis sets a “light-filled” model

   Jun 11, 1144Labels: Abbey of, Suger's Program

   • Columbia Map
   • NGA Highlights

2. Chartres fire drives a major rebuilding campaign

   Jun 10, 1194Labels: Chartres Cathedral, 1194 Fire

   • UNESCO Chartres

3. Older “Belle Verrière” panels reused in new glazing

   Jan 1, 1220Labels: Belle Verri, Chartres Cathedral

   • Chartres CSM

4. Chartres glazing campaign peaks in early 1200s

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Chartres Cathedral, Glazing Campaign

   • UNESCO Chartres
   • Chartres CSM

5. Louis IX acquires the Crown of Thorns

   Aug 19, 1239Labels: Louis IX, Crown of

   • Britannica Video
   • Sainte Chapelle

6. Louis IX commissions Sainte-Chapelle as a reliquary

   Jan 1, 1243Labels: Sainte-Chapelle, Louis IX

   • Britannica Video
   • Sainte Chapelle Site

7. Sainte-Chapelle glazing completes a vast narrative cycle

   Jan 1, 1248Labels: Sainte-Chapelle, Upper Chapel

   • Sainte Chapelle Site
   • U Michigan VRC

8. Grisaille windows spread to increase light and reduce cost

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Grisaille Windows

   • Britannica Glass
   • Met Cloisters

9. Notre-Dame’s north rose window installed

   Jan 1, 1250Labels: Notre-Dame de, North Rose

   • Notre Dame Site
   • Notre Dame Wiki

10. South transept works begin under Jean de Chelles

    Feb 1, 1258Labels: Jean de, Notre-Dame Works

    • Jean de Chelles
    • Notre Dame Arch

11. Notre-Dame’s south rose window completed and donated

    Jan 1, 1260Labels: Notre-Dame de, South Rose

    • Notre Dame Glass
    • Notre Dame Wiki

12. Corpus Vitrearum launches France’s national stained-glass survey

    Jan 1, 1978Labels: Corpus Vitrearum, Recensement des

    • CVMA France
    • WorldCat