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Window: 01, East, St Dunstan, Monks Risborough

Location in Church:	East
Type:	3 lights
Size (width x height):	7' 10" x 13' 6" or 2.38m x 4.11m
Subject(s):	Christ carrying Cross, Crucifixion, Deposition. Figures of 12 apostles with their emblems. Christian symbols in the Tracery.
Subject(s) - Notes:	The Apostles depicted in the top row are Bartholomew, Philip, Simon (called Peter), Andrew, James the Less, Matthias. In the lower row are Matthew, Philip, James the Great, John, Jude, Simon.
Date Made:	1864 (probably)
Craftsman:	Clayton & Bell, Maker
Sources for Dates & Craftsmen:	Alfred M Alderson Robert Eberhard - (see Introduction)
Notes on Window:	This Clayton & Bell glass probably dates from George Edmund Street's restoration work of 1864, when the window itself was renewed, as shown on Street's plan.

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		Window in Situ
		Overall View of Glass
		3 main lights, with 3 main scenes, and 12 apostles.
		3 main scenes across the 3 lights. They effectively form a Triptych above the Altar, as would sometimes appear on a Reredos.
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		LH light: Christ carrying the Cross.
		LH light: Close view of Christ carrying the Cross.
		Centre light: Christ on the Cross.
		Centre light: Close view of Christ on the Cross.
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		Centre light: A Soldier look up at Christ above him.
		RH light: The Deposition, or the removal of Christ from the Cross.
		RH light: Close view of the Deposition.
		6 Apostles above Main Scenes (Click thumbnail to show 4 detail image thumbnails)
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		6 Apostles across the top of the 3 main lights. They are all named, and carry familiar emblems.
		Top of LH light: Bartholomew with a large knife, and Philip with a staff or crozier bearing a cross.
		Top of Centre Light: Simon (called Peter) with keys, and Andrew with a transverse cross.
		Top of RH light: James the Less with a club, and Matthias (who replaced Judas Iscariot) with a lance.
		6 Apostles at the base of the 3 main lights (Click thumbnail to show 4 detail image thumbnails)
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		6 Apostles across the base of the 3 main lights. They are all named, and carry familiar emblems.
		Base of LH light: Matthew with a book and a quill pen, and Thomas with a builder's square.
		Base of Centre Light: James the Great with a pilgrim's staff, and John shown with a book and a pen (rather than the usual Chalice).
		Base of RH light: Thaddeus (or Jude) with a ship, and Simon (the Zealot) with a saw.
		Tracery (Click thumbnail to show 7 detail image thumbnails)
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		Tracery - All 3 tiers.
		Tracery - Top tier, with IHC, a Christogram of the first three letters of Jesus in Greek.
		Tracery - Centre tier LH: Pelican in her Piety.
		Tracery - Centre tier RH: Agnus Dei, or Lamb of God.
		Tracery - Lower tier LH: Angel holding a Crown, an emblem of victory.
		Angel holding the Alpha & Omega Symbols, representing the Beginning and the End (Rev 1:8).
		Tracery - Lower tier RH: A second Angel holding a Crown.