In this lecture held on May 14, 2024, Professors Robert Bork and Ellen Shortell explore the geometric principles that went […]
Category: Lectures
AFC Inaugural Lecture Video on Notre-Dame de Chartres
We are delighted to present the recorded inaugural lecture on Notre-Dame de Chartres, an emblem of cultural heritage that has […]
Mike Klug’s Series of Lectures
This series of five lectures by Mike Klug is a selective, personalized tour of Chartres Cathedral. Mike Klug was brought […]
Lecture 6: The Colors of Christmas
Click YouTube link for Lecture 6: The Colors of Christmas YouTube Link Help us restore and preserve the cathedral of […]
Lecture 5: WWII and the compelling power of friendship
With Dave and Paul Schulz and Dominique Lallement The fifth lecture brings the cathedral forward in time, from WWII […]
Lecture 4: Obscure Chartres by Mike Klug
Why is this on a Christian cathedral? In lecture 4 Mike probes the mysteries surrounding some of the architectural elements […]
Lecture 3: Liberal Arts by Mike Klug
In the third lecture, Mike presents a medieval Renaissance. Contrary to the implied image of ‘the Dark Ages’, the rediscovery […]
Lecture 2: Time by Mike Klug
In the second lecture, Mike Klug examines the notion of time as it is represented throughout the cathedral. Visible in […]
Lecture 1: Chartres Overview by Mike Klug
In the first of his intimate talks, Mike introduces us to Chartres by placing the cathedral in its geographical, historical […]
Professor Paul Crossley lecture – March 2013
On March 12, 2013 The American Friends of Chartres, the Standing Committee of Medieval Studies of Harvard University and Fabien […]
