Bay 204 - The Life of St Martin of Tours
(All images © Dr Stuart Whatling)
Index to panels:
First Register:A1 - The young Martin becomes a knight?
B1 - Martin gives half of his cloak to a beggar
C1 - Kneeling donor presenting his window
Second Register:
A2 - Christ appears in Martin's dream to thank him for his cloak
B2 - The baptism of St Martin
C2 - Martin expelling demons from a pagan sacred grove?
Third Register:
A3 - Martin is warned in a dream that his parents are dying
B3 - Martin receives St Hilaire's blessing before visiting his parents
C3 - In the mountains, Martin is attacked by brigands
Fourth Register:
A4 - Martin reveals the unknown occupant of a shrine
B4 - The miracle of the felled pine tree
C4 - Martin expelling a demon from a possessed man
Fifth Register:
A5 - The miracle of the golden armlets
B5 - The devil trips Martin on the stairs but an angels saves him
C5 - Before his death, Martin is visited by three other saints
Sixth Register:
A6 - Death of St Martin
B6 - The people of Tours steal the saint's body from Poitiers Cathedral
C6 - Martin's body is transported up the Loire towards Tours
Upper section:
D - Censing angel
E - Censing angel
F - Coronation of the Virgin
Overview:
Direction of reading follows a simple left to right, bottom to top pattern.