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Poitiers, Cathedral       1   0   2                                                       5           6                                           8                                                 11                   12                     13               14                                                   17           18                                   Borders   20                               21                                                 West rose             Age Subject 0 C12 The Crucifixion and Resurrection 1 C12 The Martyrdom of St Laurence  2 C12 The Story of St Peter and St Paul 5 C13 The Stories of Isaac (L), Lot (R-upper) and Abraham (R-lower)   6 C13 The Childhood of Christ (L); The Passion (R)  8 C16 C16 saints 11 C13 The Story of Joseph  12 C13 Parable of Dives & Lazarus; Job (L); Parable of Prodigal Son (R)  13 C13 Exodus: Aaron & Crossing the Red Sea (L); Burning Bush et al. 14 C13 St Peter & the keys and ? (L);  New Testament scenes 17 C13 Joshua (L); The Promised Land (R)  18 C13 Moses & Exodus (L); Balaam (R)  20 C14 Grisaille 21 C14 Grisaille  The earliest glass in the east wall dates from the second half of the twelfth century - c. 1165-70. The famous central Crucifixion window is in a good state of repair despite the bombardments by the Hugenots in 1562 (or 1569?) and extensive restoration in the nineteenth century. All of the narrative windows unusually read from the top downwards. (c) Copyright Painton Cowen 2008