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Chartres
Chartres , city (1990 pop. 41,850), capital of Eure-et-Loir dept., NW France, in Orléanais, on the Eure River. Chartres is of great historic and artistic interest; it is also a regional market with many industries, including metallurgy, and the production of perfumes and electronic equipment.... Read more
Saint Ivo of Chartres
Saint Ivo of Chartres , c.1040-c.1116, French churchman, bishop of Chartres (after 1090). He was fearlessly outspoken and was briefly imprisoned for opposing the irregular second marriage of King Philip I of France. He worked to obtain a compromise in the struggle over investitures. His principal ... Read more
John of Salisbury
John of Salisbury , c.1110-1180, English scholastic philosopher, b. Salisbury. He studied in France at Paris and Chartres under Abelard and other famous teachers. He was secretary to Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, and friend and secretary to St. Thomas à Becket, of whom he wrote a biogra... Read more
Rollo
Rollo or Hrolf , c.860-c.932, first duke of Normandy. As leader of the Norman pirates settled at the mouth of the Seine, he attacked (910) Paris and Chartres. By the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (911) with King Charles III of France, he received in fief the territory his men had occupied (part... Read more
Berengar of Tours
Berengar of Tours , c.1000-1088?, French theologian, also called Bérenger and Berengarius, b. Tours. He was archdeacon of Angers (c.1040-1060). After studying at Chartres, he returned to Tours to become head of its cathedral school. Berengar is said to have denied the Real Presence in the Eu... Read more
crypt
crypt [Gr.,=hidden], vault or chamber beneath the main level of a church, used as a meeting place or burial place. It undoubtedly developed from the catacombs used by early Christians as places of worship. Early churches were commonly built over the tombs of martyrs. Such vaults, located beneath th... Read more
flamboyant style
flamboyant style the final development in French Gothic architecture that reached its height in the 15th cent. It is characterized chiefly by ornate tracery forms that, by their suggestion of flames, gave the style its name. Although these free-flowing patterns in lines of double curvature origin... Read more
Gilbert de la Porrée
Gilbert de la Porrée , 1076-1154, French scholastic philosopher, b. Poitiers. He taught for 20 years at Chartres, where he was for some time chancellor. He later lectured at Paris. In 1142 he was made bishop of Poitiers. He was twice accused of heresy. Gilbert's works— De sex principiis... Read more
Henri Philippe Marie Orléans, prince d'
Henri Philippe Marie Orléans, prince d' , 1867-1901, French explorer and author, b. England; son of Robert, duke of Chartres. After a journey (1889) from Siberia to Siam, by way of Tibet, and a visit (1892) to SE Africa, he left (1895) Hanoi to complete the earlier work of M. J. F. Garnier ... Read more
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel , rocky isle (1993 est. pop. 72) in the Gulf of Saint-Malo, an arm of the English Channel, Manche dept., NW France, 1 mi (1.6 km) off the coast, near Avranches . The isle is linked with the mainland by a causeway (built 1875), but was long only accessible by land at low tide. By 2... Read more

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Chartres
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Chartres , city (1990 pop. 41,850), capital...eacute;anais, on the Eure River. Chartres is of great historic and artistic interest...burned it in 858. During the Middle Ages Chartres was the seat of a countship; it became...
Chartres Cathedral
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Chartres Cathedral A superb example of twelfth...example, in his book The Mysteries of Chartres Cathedral (1972), Louis Charpentier...Charpentier, Louis. The Mysteries of Chartres Cathedral. London: Research into Lost...
Saint Ivo of Chartres
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint Ivo of Chartres , c.1040-c.1116, French churchman, bishop of Chartres (after 1090). He was fearlessly outspoken and was briefly imprisoned for opposing the irregular second marriage of King Philip I of France. He worked to obtain...
Robert d'Orléans Chartres, duc de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Robert d'Orléans Chartres, duc de see Orléans , family.
Mont‐Saint‐Michel and Chartres
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Mont‐Saint‐Michel and Chartres, critical work by Henry Adams , privately printed in 1904, and published in 1913. It is subtitled “A Study of Thirteenth...
Orléans
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ferdinand d'Orléans, duc de Chartres, 1840-1910, also fought in the...renunciation of his claims, the duke of Chartres was regarded by many Orleanists as...duc de Guise, son of the duke of Chartres, and his heirs.
John of Salisbury
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...schools of Paris (where he studied with Peter Abelard) and Chartres, then the center of humanistic studies of the arts and of...biography of Becket, until 1176, when he was elected bishop of Chartres, an office he held until his death on Oct. 25, 1180. Charitable...
stained glass
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...cent. can be seen in the windows of Saint-Denis (Paris), Chartres, and Le Mans in France, as well as at Canterbury and at York...created tense and vibrant harmonies. In France the cathedral at Chartres is an unrivaled treasury of 13th-century glass; Sainte...
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of His Reputation In 1830 the tumult of the July Revolution drove the politically indifferent Corot to Chartres, where he painted Chartres Cathedral, one of his most originally composed early pictures. In 1831 the Salon accepted several of...
Battlefields, Encampments, and Forts as Public Sites
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...tricentennial. A most unusual reconstruction is that of Fort de Chartres (1753–56), four miles from the Mississippi River...the Illinois country until it was leveled in 1772. Fort de Chartres became a state park in 1915, and most of the buildings were...

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Bernard of Chartres
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Bernard of Chartres also known as Bernardus Carnotensis ( d . Chartres, France, ca . 1130), philosophy. Bernard, who...of Breton origin and an older brother of Thierry of Chartres. He taught the masters responsible for the glory...
Chartres
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Chartres. This French town has been the seat of a bishop since the 4th cent...and south transepts. Fulbert (d. 1028) taught here, but the idea that Chartres was a major centre of learning in the 12th cent. has been abandoned.
Thierry of Chartres
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Thierry of Chartres ( c. 1100– c. 1155), philosopher and teacher. A Breton...a teacher in Paris c. 1125–41, becoming Chancellor of Chartres , probably in 1141. He took part in the examination of Gilbert de la...
Cassegrain
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Cassegrain ( fl . Chartres, France, 1672), physics . Virtually...intermediary, one Henri de Berc é of Chartres, mentioned that Cassegrain had also...de Berc é é crite de Chartres à 1 ’ auteur de ces...
Grémillon, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...film technicians union, 1946–50. Died: 25 November 1959. Films as Director: 1923 Chartres (Le Cathédrale de Chartres ) (+ ed); Le Revêtement des routes (+ ed) 1924 La Fabrication du fil (+ ed); Du...
Périnal, Georges
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...In London, 23 April 1965. Films as Cinematographer: 1923 Chartres (Grémillon) 1924 La Bière (Gré...extending from his early work in the French silent cinema (Chartres, L'Auvergne, and other films), to films for Jean Cocteau...
Illinois
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Kaskaskia, on the banks of the Mississippi, in 1703. Fort de Chartres developed from a rude wooden stockade to a formidable stone...British military peacefully took possession of the great Fort de Chartres. With the arrival of the British, many of the French abandoned...
Chasles, Michel
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...middle-class Catholic family, settled in the region of Chartres. He was given the name Flor é al, but it was changed...contractor who became president of the chambre de commerce of Chartres. Chasles received his early education at the Lyc é...
Fulbert, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Fulbert, St ( c. 970–1028), Bp. of Chartres from 1006. By 1004 he was a deacon at Chartres and teaching in the cathedral school. His main surviving writing is a collection of over 100 letters and 24 poems; the former are concerned...
Virtual Reality
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...the physical world. The Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Chartres, one of the greatest of the European Gothic cathedrals, was...and stone. The enigmatic labyrinth inlaid on the floor of Chartres invites the viewer to navigate its complex pattern as a spiritual...

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Chartres Lodging's Acquisition and Repositioning of Adam's Mark Hotels Named Deal of the Year in Prestigious Distressed Real Estate Competition.
Business Wire; 3/19/2009; 700+ words ; ...acquisition and repositioning by The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, of San Francisco...turnaround marketplace. Specifically, Chartres Lodging's high-profile February 2008...Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Fund, Chartres acquired the five remaining Adam's...
Chartres Lodging Group of San Francisco Honored with Turnaround Atlas Award for Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio Deal.
Newspaper article from: Real Estate Business Journal; 7/18/2009; 700+ words ; The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, of San Francisco...ceremonies in Chicago. Specifically, Chartres received Global M&A Network...above $500 million) categories. Chartres Lodging Group Partner Bruce Blum served...
Reflection: The Labyrinth of Chartres
Magazine article from: Anglican Theological Review; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; The Labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral is a hidden treasure. It...centuries. However, the officials of Chartres agree that the pilgrims walked it as...of meditations on the Virgin Mary at Chartres Cathedral the following May. I would...
APSED CATHOLICS.(inspiration from the Cathedral of Our Lady at Chartres in France)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Commonweal; 1/26/2001; ; 700+ words ; The Cathedral of Our Lady at Chartres rises like a crown at the edge of...France, the golden granary of Paris. Chartres is a massive profession of faith...marvelous power and fecundity." When Chartres rose, a great episcopal school existed...
CHARTRES THE CATHEDRAL OF LIGHT A WRITER SPENDS THREE WEEKS UNDER THE SPELL OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT GOTHIC MASTERPIECES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/15/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...tragedy occurred in the market town of Chartres, near Paris. A fire started in the...vision of Bishop Fulbert, who had built Chartres and its cathedral school into a continental...Empress Irene. He in turn had given it to Chartres, whose cathedral was dedicated to the...
Chartres el gotico a traves del vitral.(De Viaje)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 7/7/2002; 700+ words ; ...bellas, la Catedral de Nuestra Seora de Chartres se mantiene como uno de los mejores ejemplos...La catedral gtica de Nuestra Seora de Chartres tiene la ciudad a sus pies: casas de...siglos de erudicin. Hoy, la ciudad de Chartres es tambin un destino turstico donde la...
The Bedazzling Windows of the Cathedral at Chartres
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/17/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...stylishly with the other, introduced Chartres Cathedral to me 25 years ago. He talked...cathedral. Since then I have returned to Chartres-50 miles southwest of Paris-eight...behold the stained-glass windows of Chartres. There have been many attempts to describe...
Chartres Lodging Group Completes Purchase of 4,867-Room Adam's Mark Hotel Portfolio.
Business Wire; 2/8/2008; 700+ words ; ...Buffalo, N.Y. SAN FRANCISCO -- The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, the San Francisco...majority equity stake in the transaction. Chartres Lodging originally entered into an agreement...wholly owned Adam's Mark subsidiary. "Chartres Lodging was afforded the unique opportunity...
Expert eye elevates Chartres to greater glory
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/26/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...a guided tour of the Gothic cathedral at Chartres under the wing of Malcolm Miller. Chartres, of course, is more than just another cathedral...last month. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres, he told the 14 of us who had assembled in...
Symphony in stone is what he calls home; Englishman has made Chartres his life's work.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: EUROPE)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...Hoh, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES CHARTRES, France - An hour by train southwest...Durham University in England, beheld Chartres Cathedral's aging limestone, flamboyant...be bored with playing Bach every day? Chartres Cathedral is a book in stone and glass...