At the dead center of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale, part of his Canterbury Taleswritten in Middle English between 1385-1400, is a striking […]
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The Winter Sun in Capricorn: Portal Imagery in Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale and the Cathedral of Chartres
We are very pleased to announce the next free online lecture: The Winter Sun in Capricorn which will be given […]
What’s in a Rose? Glazing the Rose Windows of Chartres Cathedral
Chartres’s three rose windows offer a cohesive and complementary program of themes consisting of the Last Judgment in the western […]
IN-PERSON Jouons! French Game Night
Join fellow students and native French speakers for a fun game night in-person to practice your French! This event is […]
IN PERSON Heure du Conte
On August 17, 2024, the AFDC Library is delighted to invite little readers ages 3 to 7 for a very […]
IN PERSON Do Re Mi, les amis !
Tomorrow, the Alliance Française library is delighted to invite all little musicians to sing and dance with guest artist LAiTH […]
How to read a medieval stained-glass window: The Saint Lubin Window of Chartres Cathedral – Lecture by Mary Shepard
Dr. Mary B. Shepard provided a detailed exploration of the Saint Lubin Window in Chartres Cathedral. Dr. Shepard began by […]
How to Read a Medieval Stained-Glass Window
Join us to decipher the complex layers of a medieval stained-glass window as we ‘take a deep dive’ into the […]
Designing Chartres Cathedral: A Geometrical Perspective
Dear friends, The Millenium Celebrations of Chartres Cathedral continue with our Online-Lecture Series. In collaboration with the University of Iowa […]
Designing Chartres Cathedral: A geometrical Perspective
In this lecture held on May 14, 2024, Professors Robert Bork and Ellen Shortell explore the geometric principles that went […]
