built during the Renaissance, known as the cloître de la Psalette, in reference to its function as a school where the chanting of psalms was taught. It was built between 1442 and 1524. It has three galleries, placed against the north wall of the cathedral. It also has a scriptorium, where manuscripts were created, which was built in 1520, and is served by a stairway; and a library with a vaulted ceiling, where several frescoes from the 13th and 14th centuries can be seen. This was an early appearance of the French Renaissance style, which had recently been introduced in the stairway the Chateau of Blois in the nearby Loire Valley. To the south of the cathedral is the former archbishop's palace, built in the early 18th century, which has now become the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours. It also was originally built against the GaLLO-Roman city wall of the 4th century. It contains one hall from the 11th century, and another from the 12th century. On the wall of the second hall is a balcony from which the judgements of the ecclesiastical court were announced. Burials Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, Duke of Touraine, buried with his son, Sir James Douglas in the Choir, following the Battle of Verneuil 1424. Gallery See also List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe Pierre Camille Le Moine Notes and Citations Bibliography External links Structurae.de Gotik-Romanik.de - photos and plan of the cathedral plan, detailed photographs in color Cathédrale Saint-Gatien à Tours - patrimoine-histoire.fr Churches in Indre-et-Loire Buildings and structures in Tours, France Gothic architecture in France Monuments of the Centre des monuments nationaux Roman Catholic cathedrals in France