THE CLOISTER
On the left: Aisle of the Cathedral (see [p. 47]) and the Transept
with ruined roof.
In the background: The East Gallery of the Cloister
The Cloister (Hist. Mon. 13th and 14th centuries)
The door of Margueritte College and the courtyard of the Bishop’s Palace lead to the Cloister (see photos, [pp. 43] and [49]).
Although Gothic in structure, parts of the carved decorative work announced the coming Renaissance (helmeted warriors and antique personages crowned with laurels).
Some of the keystones of the vaulting, representing bloated, bearded faces, are said to be caricatures of the canons of the Cathedral, made by the workmen who built the cloister, to revenge themselves for the Church’s stinginess.
THE WEST GALLERY IN WHICH THE STAIRCASE
LEADING TO THE CLOISTER OPENS OUT (1914)
The arrangement of the blind windows against the walls is very rarely met with