Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi Digital Archive

Location

Location	Birtles
Site/Monument	St Catherine
Church Code	609271
Church Heritage Record ID	3033 (View on CHER Website)
Dedication	St Catherine
County (in 1974)	Cheshire
National Grid Reference	SJ 863 747

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Building

Building Type (current)	Parish church
Part of Church (general)	Nave

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Window

Cvma window no	nIII
Window description	Nave, north window
Orientation	North

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Subject Terms

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Iconclass	Abraham (not in biblical context); possible attribute: knife Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and abbot; possible attributes: beehive, chained dragon, crucifix, cross with instruments of the Passion, (three) mitre at his feet, white dog bull cattle Christ craft-production, skilled handiwork crown (symbol of sovereignty) Daniel (not in biblical context); possible attributes: Phrygian bonnet, lion(s), ram female persons from the Old Testament (SUSANNA) (SUSANNA) female sex; woman fruits: acorn Joseph (not in biblical context) male persons from the Old Testament (MELCHISEDECH) (MELCHISEDECH) male sex; man song-birds: raven the soldier; the soldier's life trees: oak
Heraldry	Duke of Aquitaine (Historical Figures) William Tell (Historical Figures)
CVMA Original	Abraham Acorn Amnon (old testament figure) Bernard Bull Cattle Craft crest (as part of coat of arms) Crown Daniel Daniel defending Susanna (Old Test scene) Duke of Aquitaine (hstorical figure) Female Healing man at Bethesda helm HP (monogram) HP monogram (as part of arms of Pelsers) Jesus Christ Joseph Joseph accounting to Potiphar (old testament scene) Killing scene Male Melchisedech Melchizedech and Abraham Oak Pelsers (family arms) Potiphar (old testament figure) Raven Shields of Arms Soldiers and Warfare St Bernard of Clairvaux’s quarrel with the Duke of Aquitaine (scene) Susanna The murder of Amnon by the servants of Absalom (Old Testament scene) The Trial of Susanna (old testament scene) torse Unidentified Unidentified Apostle Unidentified figure Unidentified Male Saint Unidentified religious monument William Tell (historical figure)

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History and Form

Part Name	Roundel
Century From	Early 17th c
Century To	Late 17th c
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 173

Part Name	Roundel
Century From	Early 17th c
Century To	Late 17th c
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 175

Part Name	Roundel
Century From	Early 17th c
Century To	Late 17th c
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 170

Part Name	Roundel
Part Date	c1540
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 171

Part Name	Roundel
Part Date	1650
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 172

Part Name	Roundel
Part Date	c1550
Published Source Roundel	Cole 1993, 174

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Image

CVMA inv. no.	006123
Photographer	Skingle, R
Copyright	Historic England
Format	Colour transparency (60 x 70mm)
Colour	C
Image date	1999
Location	NMR
Image Reference	FF99/00289
Negative Reference	FF99/00289
Taken Where	in situ