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Photo: Bourges Cathedral

Apocalypse Window: Christ of the Apocalypse
Apocalypse Window: Christ of the Apocalypse

John's vision of Christ as recorded in Revelation 1-3, standing among seven candlesticks with a sword in his mouth (shown here with an Alpha and Omega), holding a book with seven seals in his right hand and seven stars in his left. The two medallions above are filled with angels; the lower right depicts baptism and the lower left shows a group of saints. Detail of the Apocalypse Window in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral, dating from c.1215-25.

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7/18/08 11:43 AM
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