Parish Church of the Madeleine, Troyes: Interior, rood screen by Gailde

Gailde's only surviving work, secures his status among the most creative masons of French Flamboyant. It bridges the opening between the eastern crossing piers in a single span divided into three bays, without any visible support. This sleight of hand was achieved by means of radial voussoirs, the joints of which are disguised by the prolific sculptural decoration. Gailde probably also designed the choir of the Madeleine, constructed in the last years of the 15th century.\u000a\u000aRebuilt around 1200 in the Gothic style. Its apse and choir were renovated around 1500 in the Flamboyant Gothic style. Its square Renaissance-style tower dates to 1525, as does the richly sculpted portal of the former cemetery located to the right of the entrance (today Jardin des Innocents). The church's main portal was refurbished in the 17th century and the nave was restored in the 19th century. It is noted for its Flamboyant rood (choir) screen (ca. 1508-1515, by Jean Gailde) and the stained glass of the apse. Sculpture produced in Troyes was abundant, if of uneven quality; about 1520 the work of the St. Martha workshop (named after a statue preserved in Ste Madeleine) stands out.