The thematic inventory of Chartres Cathedral’s stained glass windows covers all aspects of daily life in the Middle Ages: depictions of nature, details of buildings, furniture, objects… the full range of what is shown in these lively scenes.
At the request of a gardening enthusiast, here’s a look at the various tools used by the farmer:

A spade (Prodigal Son: the elder son working in the fields) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A scythe (Zodiac: depiction of the month of July, harvesting) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A pitchfork (Saint Pantaleon – out of context: an executioner tending a pyre) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
An axe (Saint Remigius – likewise: a man attempting to assassinate the saint) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A hoe (Noah: the patriarch’s sons cultivating the vineyard) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A spade fork (Saints Anthony and Paul: Anthony working outside his hermitage) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A mallet (Saint Julian the Hospitaller – out of context: a cooper at work) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A pickaxe (Zodiac: depiction of the month of July, in the background) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A rake (Zodiac: depiction of the month of August, resting on a bundle of grain) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A saw (Saint Julian the Hospitaller – out of context: a carpenter in his workshop) © NDC-Fonds Gaud
A sickle (Life of the Virgin, donor scene: vineyard workers) © NDC-Fonds Gaud