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Architectural symbolism and the decoration of the Ste.-Chapelle. - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | A container made entirely of precious metals and gems, the grande chasse was exhibited at the east end of the chapel on a platform enclosed by an elevated baldachin, which was supported by a tribune screen consisting of three arches flanking the central structure. |
 | | As it appears in the seventeenth-century drawing, the tribune screen was set within the apsidal bay of the upper chapel affixed to the north and south walls at the pier adjoining the apse to the nave proper. |
 | | Within such a context, the tribune and baldachin should be understood not merely as decorative scaffolding for the grande chasse but rather as a Gothic version of the porch of Solomon. |
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