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Tau Palace Museum of Medieval art next to Reims Cathedral. Reims, France. | Entrance to Tau Palace Museum, formerly Archbishop's Palace (1690) where royal coronation banquets took place. Reims, France. Architect: Mansart & Robert de Cotte. | Stone carving of a face above entrance to Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | L'Église (1230-40) removed from south facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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La Synagogue statue (c1230-40) wearing a blindfold, removed from south facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Eve statue (c1230) carrying a serpent, similar to a dragon, with an apple between its teeth removed from north facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum on website. Reims, France. | Goliath statue (c1260) removed from facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Sculpted head of a Pope (c1225) from rubble of Cathedral destroyed in WWI now in Tau Palace. Reims, France. |
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Sculpted gargoyle mask saved from Cathedral ruins in Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Sculpted head (13thC) of St Jean from Cathedral in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Head of Christ in pilgrim dress statue (1260-90) removed from west facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Saint Thomas statue (c1260) removed from main facade of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Original Sin represented by Adam & Eve, a serpent & an apple statue at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Adam & Eve being driven from Paradise by an angel statue at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Statues of Eve carrying a spindle & her son, Cain, working the earth at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Statues of Eve carrying a spindle at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Bell tower weather vane (1485) removed from Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Carved upper part of gable (c1418-52) removed from Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Gothic great hall or Salle de Tau used for coronation banquets at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Royal shields in Salle de Tau at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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King Clovis Tapestry (c1450-60) from Arras in Salle de Tau at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | King Clovis Tapestry (c1450-60) from Arras in Salle de Tau at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | King Clovis Tapestry (c1450-60) from Arras in Salle de Tau at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Treaured religious objects in showcase at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Bejeweled talisman (9thC) worn by Charlemagne in his coffin & later by Empress Josephine now in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Carved ivory comb used by St Bernard (15thC) in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Carved ivory volute of a cross used by Adelberon of Ardenne (10thC) in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Carved ivory religious scenes (14thC) in Tau Palace. Reims, France. |
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Carved ivory scenes of Christ's Passion & Crucifixion (c1330-70) at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Reliquary of St Épine (c1460-64) by Guillaume Lemaistre in Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Gold & silver ship reliquary of St Ursula (c1500) by Pierre Rousseau & Henri Duzen or Raymond Guyonnet in Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Gold & silver ship reliquary of St Ursula (c1500) by Raymond Guyonnet in Tau Palace. Reims, France. |
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Bejeweled gold chalice (12thC) in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Gold religious utensils in Tau Palace. Reims, France. | Resurrection Reliquary (2nd half of 15thC), first owned by Claude of France in Amboise, in 1547 given by Henri II to Reims Cathedral in Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Copy (19thC) of crown of Louis XV designed by Claude Rondé & made by Augustin Duflos (now at Louvre) in Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Louis XVI wearing uniform of Order of Saint-Esprit painting (c1776) at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Tapestry gallery at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Tapestries & statues of Griffons at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Tapestry with scene of Holy Family at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Gallery with tapestries & statues at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Pilgrim from Emmaus (c1260), figure from Gospel of St Luke, removed from Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Sculpture of King of Israel or of Judah (1230) removed from Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Sculpture likely King Philippe Auguste (c1230-40) removed from Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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Tapestry with six scenes of life of Virgin Mary at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Detail of life of Virgin Mary tapestry with unicorn representing virginity at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. | Coronation of Virgin Mary carving (c1260) from gable of central doorway of Reims Cathedral at Tau Palace Museum. Reims, France. |
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