This is one of the pair of 15th century carved oak doors on the north portal of Bourges cathedral. The portal itself is 12th century and the embrasure features a pair of columns in the shape of women (one is visible to the right of the door in the photo above). It is not known for sure what the women represent.
Detail of the carving.
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R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...R...
The person who carved it was havin' a larrf!
The other door must have "L"s all over it....8-)
That is, however, a wonderful combination of carved wood and stone!!
Got to go and see this :-) it's clearly worth the drive.
What beautiful work!
I figure that door must have cost £1/16/- to carve.
The are 36 R's, and I believe you get R for sixpence...
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