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Each bay of the aisles and the choir ambulatory contains one large lancet window, most of them roughly 8. 1m high by 2. 2m wide.

The subjects depicted in these windows, made between 1205 and 1235, include stories from the Old and New Testament and the Lives of the Saints as well as typological cycles and symbolic images such as the signs of the zodiac and labours of the months.

Most windows are made up of around 25 – 30 individual panels showing distinct episodes within the narrative – only the Belle Verrière ( see above ) includes a larger image made up of multiple panels.