This interdisciplinary volume in the AVISTA series is the first book to focus solely on the north transept of Reims Cathedral. Despite the importance of its sculpture and stained glass the north transept remains one of the least understood portions of the cathedral, in part because its sequence of construction is so complex. This volume presents new archaeological evidence of the transept's substructures alongside studies of the stones above ground, analysis of the geometry used in the transept's design, iconographic and stylistic studies of its sculpture and glass, and extant medieval documents, which record events bearing upon its construction.

Jennifer M. Feltman is Assistant Professor of Medieval Art and Architecture at The University of Alabama, USA. http://www.jenniferfeltman.com/

Introduction, Feltman / Part I Design and Construction: The north portals of Reims Cathedral: the evidence below ground, Berry / Retracing the original north transept of Reims Cathedral, Wu / Changing geometries in the north transept of Reims Cathedral, Bork / The last judgment portal of Reims Cathedral: an archaeological study of its construction, Kasarska / Part II Visual Programs: Royal and clerical iconography and the chronology of the Reims last judgment portal, Feltman / Sculpture, ritual, and episcopal identity in the saints portal at Reims Cathedral, Hansen / Dissent: Satan, Job, Gregory IX, Abou-El-Haj / The north rose of Reims Cathedral: a preliminary archaeological study, Balcon-Berry /Chronological evidence in the north transept stained glass of Reims Cathedral, Parsons Lillich.