Part 3

FOOTNOTE:

The side windows are 49 feet in height from the base to the point of the arch, and 16 feet in width.

THE SUBJECTS OF THE WINDOWS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

NORTH SIDE

WINDOW I. (WESTERNMOST.)

1. The offering of Joachim and 2. Joachim is bidden by an Angel to Anna rejected by the High return to Jerusalem, where he Priest. would meet his wife at the Golden Gate of the Temple.

3. Joachim and Anna at the 4. Birth of the Virgin. Golden Gate of the Temple.

WINDOW II.

1. Presentation of a Golden 2. Marriage of Tobias and Sara. Table (found by fishermen entangled in their nets) in the Temple of the Sun.

3. Presentation of the Virgin 4. Marriage of Joseph and Mary. in the Temple.

At the bottom of each picture in this window there is a small compartment containing a half-length figure of a man or angel bearing a legend.

WINDOW III.

1. The Temptation of Eve. 2. Moses and the Burning Bush.

3. The Annunciation. 4. The Nativity.

Joseph, Mary, and a number of little angels adore the Child. Through an opening in the background are seen the Angels appearing to the Shepherds.

WINDOW IV.

1. The Circumcision of Isaac 2. The visit of the Queen of Sheba to by Abraham. Solomon.

3. The Circumcision of Christ. 4. The Adoration of the Magi.

The Virgin and Child on right: the Star above. Just above the Virgin in the picture the head of an Ox and an Ass may be seen.

WINDOW V.

1. The Purification of Women 2. Jacob's Flight from Esau. under the Law.

3. The Presentation of Christ 4. The Flight into Egypt. in the Temple.

In the background on right Rebecca is seen bringing Jacob to Isaac to be blessed.

Simeon is a conspicuous figure.

WINDOW VI.

1. The Golden Calf on a Ruby 2. The Massacre of the Seed Royal by Pillar. Athaliah.

3. The Idols of Egypt 4. The Massacre of the Innocents. falling.

At the bottom are the figures 15017, generally read as a date (1517).