Rouen Cathedral - The North Transept Portal (Portail des Libraires)

Sculpted quatrefoils to the right of doorway

 

To view the detailed photographs of the individual quatrefoils, click on the plan below - or scroll down and click
on one of the preview thumbnails. Scroll to the bottom for previews of column 13 (the tall pilaster) frames 07-17.

NB. The numbering system I've used here is basically is the same as I use for windows - The x-axis counts outwards from the centre, odd
numbers to the left, even numbers to the right. I then count upwards for the y-axis. Individual panels are then specified in the format 'x:y'

Preview thumbnails - click any panel to view in more detail

 

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Panel 02:06 - Man with club patting tame wolf Panel 04:06 - Seated man reading closely from a book Panel 06:05 - Cockatrice with hare-like head Panel 08:06 - Robed male figure kneeling before a small dog-like monster's backside Panel 10:06 - Seated youthful figure in long robe Panel 12:06 - Crouching hooded figure hiding money-bag (miser?) Panel 14:06 - Cockatrice with long beak and ears Panel 16:06 - Long eared basilisk Panel 18:06 - Seated figure with long hair, reading from a scroll Panel 20:06 - Dog-headed man blessing Panel 22:06 - Old man in hooded cloak, with staff and showing open book

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 Panel 02:05 - Genesis 1:1; God creates the heavens and the earth Panel 04:05 - Genesis 1:6-7; God separating the waters and creating the firmament Panel 06:05 - Genesis 1:12-13; God creates the plants Panel 08:05 - Genesis 1:16; God creates the sun and the moon Panel 10:05 - Genesis 1:20-24; God creates the beasts and the birds Panel 12:05 - Genesis 1:26; God (shown unusually as the Trinity) creates Man Panel 14:05 - Genesis 2:22; God creates Eve out of Adam's rib Panel 16:05 - God resting on the seventh day Panel 18:05 - God showing Adam and Eve around Paradise Panel 20:05 - Tempted by the serpent, Adam and Eve taste the forbidden fruit Panel 22:05 - God reproaching Adam & Eve for having eaten the forbidden fruit

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 Panel 02:04 - Woman with a whip riding side-saddle on a lion Panel 04:04 - Man recoiling from oak-tree with an axe wedged in it Panel 06:04 - Man (in peasant dress) slaying a basilisk Panel 08:04 - Kneeling woman raising her cloak to reveal an infant boy Panel 10:04 - Bearded, cowled man/basilisk hybrid carrying club and throwing a rock Panel 12:04 - Cockatrice-type monster with its tail disappearing into its ear Panel 14:04 - Bird with grinning woman's veiled head, standing in front of a tree Panel 16:04 - Centaur with bow and arrow, shooting at parrot in a tree Panel 18:04 - Lion trying to remove a thorn from his foot Panel 20:04 - Dog-headed cockatrice eating its own tail Panel 22:04 - Bearded man killing a lion with a sword, watched by a hooded man with a walking stick

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 Panel 02:03 - Hybrid; half-bird / half-woman Panel 04:03 - Cockeral-bodied man carrying a shield and a shovel Panel 06:03 - Caped human-headed basilisk, holding its tail Panel 08:03 - Elderly male figure with serpent's tail, waving a club Panel 10:03 - Beaded man with cloven feet, holding mirror and brushing his hair Panel 12:03 - Elderly man with hood and staff, seated on the ground Panel 14:03 - Hybrid with serpent's tail, scratching one of his long ears Panel 16:03 - Man dressed only in a lion-skin, driving his spear right through another lion Panel 18:03 - Man in peasant costume wrestling (or dancing ?) with a bear Panel 20:03 - Trio of rotating tumblers Panel 22:03 - Entertainer with performing monkey (?)

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 Panel 02:02 - Hairy man with beak and a tail, wielding a whip Panel 04:02 - Long-haired mermaid with comb and mirror Panel 06:02 - Centaur with winged head-dress playing a pipe and tabor Panel 08:02 - Hybrid with lion's body, woman's head / torso and bat's wings, playing a guitar Panel 10:02 - Centaur with round shield and slingshot (and webbed feet!) Panel 12:02 - Elderly, balding man, seated on ground, with buckler and pickaxe Panel 14:02 - Ape-headed man, twisting around and scratching his nose Panel 16:02 - Man with monstrous leonine head, scratching his ear Panel 18:02 - Man with dog's head, holding his foot and looking backwards Panel 20:02 - Ape-headed man, facing backwards Panel 22:02 - Grotesque-headed man carrying a large curved-bladed axe

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 Panel 02:01 - Bearded man with equine fore-limbs and tail Panel 04:01 - Winged, veiled female hybrid with serpent's head at end of tail Panel 06:01 - Basilisk with old man's head, wearing pointed hood Panel 08:01 - Hybrid with man's head / torso, basilisk's body & cloven hooves Panel 10:01 - Cloven-hooved man/centaur hybrid with hood, shooting a bow Panel 12:01 - Lion-legged centaur with sword (?) and buckler missing Panel 16:01 - Big-eared centaur, carrying a club Panel 18:01 - Man/basilisk hybrid (?) blowing horn (partly eroded) Panel 20:01 - Porcine centaur, wearing a hooded garment and playing a viol Panel 22:01 - Goat headed man in cloak, dancing with two bells

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 02:00 - not photographed 04:00 - not photographed 06:00 - not photographed 08:00 - not photographed missing missing missing missing missing 20:00 - not photographed Panel 22:00 - Charity; central figure is holding out bowls to a pilgrim lleft) and a lame beggar (right)

 

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Column 14 frames 07-17. For convenience I have arranged these horizontally
- in reality of course they are posititioned in a vertical column

Panel 14:07 - Man/basilisk hybrid with sword, fighting peasant with club Panel 14:08 - Basilisk biting its own tail Panel 14:09 - Two men fighting, one with a stick behind his back Panel 14:10 - Ape-like creature, seated (quite eroded) Panel 14:11 - Quadrupedal hybrid (quite eroded) Panel 14:12 - Griffon, passant Panel 14:12 - Man/basilisk hybrid ? (quite eroded) Panel 14:14 - Man in short tunic with his back to the viewer carrying a dish (?) Panel 14:15 - Nobleman stringing his bow Panel 14:16 - Cleric seated at writing desk Panel 14:17 - Rearing centaur

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(Sorry - not photographed) Panel 02:01 - Bearded man with equine fore-limbs and tail Panel 02:02 - Hairy man with beak and a tail, wielding a whip Panel 02:03 - Hybrid; half-bird / half-woman Panel 02:04 - Woman with a whip riding side-saddle on a lion Panel 02:05 - Genesis 1:1; God creates the heavens and the earth Panel 02:06 - Man with club patting tame wolf (Sorry - not photographed) Panel 04:01 - Winged, veiled female hybrid with serpent's head at end of tail Panel 04:02 - Long-haired mermaid with comb and mirror Panel 04:03 - Cockeral-bodied man carrying a shield and a shovel Panel 04:04 - Man recoiling from oak-tree with an axe wedged in it Panel 04:05 - Genesis 1:6-7; God separating the waters and creating the firmament Panel 04:06 - Seated man reading closely from a book (Sorry - not photographed) Panel 06:01 - Basilisk with old man's head, wearing pointed hood Panel 06:02 - Centaur with winged head-dress playing a pipe and tabor Panel 06:03 - Caped human-headed basilisk, holding its tail Panel 06:04 - Man (in peasant dress) slaying a basilisk Panel 06:05 - Genesis 1:12-13; God creates the plants Panel 06:05 - Cockatrice with hare-like head (Sorry - not photographed) Panel 08:01 - Hybrid with man's head / torso, basilisk's body & cloven hooves Panel 08:02 - Hybrid with lion's body, woman's head / torso and bat's wings, playing a guitar Panel 08:03 - Elderly male figure with serpent's tail, waving a club Panel 08:04 - Kneeling woman raising her cloak to reveal an infant boy Panel 08:05 - Genesis 1:16; God creates the sun and the moon Panel 08:06 - Robed male figure kneeling before a small dog-like monster's backside Panel 10:01 - Cloven-hooved man/centaur hybrid with hood, shooting a bow Panel 10:02 - Centaur with round shield and slingshot (and webbed feet!) Panel 10:03 - Beaded man with cloven feet, holding mirror and brushing his hair Panel 10:04 - Bearded, cowled man/basilisk hybrid carrying club and throwing a rock Panel 10:05 - Genesis 1:20-24; God creates the beasts and the birds Panel 10:06 - Seated youthful figure in long robe Panel 12:01 - Lion-legged centaur with sword (?) and buckler Panel 12:02 - Elderly, balding man, seated on ground, with buckler and pickaxe Panel 12:03 - Elderly man with hood and staff, seated on the ground Panel 12:04 - Cockatrice-type monster with its tail disappearing into its ear Panel 12:05 - Genesis 1:26; God (shown unusually as the Trinity) creates Man Panel 12:06 - Crouching hooded figure hiding money-bag (miser?) Panel 14:02 - Ape-headed man, twisting around and scratching his nose Panel 14:03 - Hybrid with serpent's tail, scratching one of his long ears Panel 14:04 - Bird with grinning woman's veiled head, standing in front of a tree Panel 14:05 - Genesis 2:22; God creates Eve out of Adam's rib Panel 14:06 - Cockatrice with long beak and ears Panel 14:07 - Man/basilisk hybrid with sword, fighting peasant with club Panel 14:08 - Basilisk biting its own tail Panel 14:09 - Two men fighting, one with a stick behind his back Panel 14:10 - Ape-like creature, seated (quite eroded) Panel 14:11 - Quadrupedal hybrid (quite eroded) Panel 14:12 - Griffon, passant Panel 14:12 - Man/basilisk hybrid ? (quite eroded) Panel 14:14 - Man in short tunic with his back to the viewer carrying a dish (?) Panel 14:15 - Nobleman stringing his bow Panel 14:16 - Cleric seated at writing desk Panel 14:17 - Rearing centaur Panel 16:01 - Big-eared centaur, carrying a club Panel 16:02 - Man with monstrous leonine head, scratching his ear Panel 16:03 - Man dressed only in a lion-skin, driving his spear right through another lion Panel 16:04 - Centaur with bow and arrow, shooting at parrot in a tree Panel 16:05 - God resting on the seventh day Panel 16:06 - Long eared basilisk Panel 18:01 - Man/basilisk hybrid (?) blowing horn (partly eroded) Panel 18:02 - Man with dog's head, holding his foot and looking backwards Panel 18:03 - Man in peasant costume wrestling (or dancing ?) with a bear Panel 18:04 - Lion trying to remove a thorn from his foot Panel 18:05 - God showing Adam and Eve around Paradise Panel 18:06 - Seated figure with long hair, reading from a scroll Panel 20:01 - Porcine centaur, wearing a hooded garment and playing a viol Panel 20:02 - Ape-headed man, facing backwards Panel 20:03 - Trio of rotating tumblers Panel 20:04 - Dog-headed cockatrice eating its own tail Panel 20:05 - Tempted by the serpent, Adam and Eve taste the forbidden fruit Panel 20:06 - Dog-headed man blessing Panel 22:00 - Charity; central figure is holding out bowls to a pilgrim lleft) and a lame beggar (right) Panel 22:01 - Goat headed man in cloak, dancing with two bells Panel 22:02 - Grotesque-headed man carrying a large curved-bladed axe Panel 22:03 - Entertainer with performing monkey (?) Panel 22:04 - Bearded man killing a lion with a sword, watched by a hooded man with a walking stick Panel 22:05 - God reproaching Adam & Eve for having eaten the forbidden fruit Panel 22:06 - Old man in hooded cloak, with staff and showing open book (Sorry - not photographed)