Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul: An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical SketchDimock, Arthur
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Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul: An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch
Dimock, Arthur
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England)
_Triforium { Adam, with arm round Eve, with tigers, birds
continued in { lion: a lioness licking of paradise, and other
chancel arch_ { his feet. animals.
{ Creation of Firmament. Expulsion from Paradise.
{ Two Angels in red, as the Adam and Eve walking
{ ministers of Creation. In sorrowfully in the
_Spandrels_ { centre, bright sun with direction of the Dome,
{ inscription, "Fiat lux, which represents the
{ et facta est lux." outer world. Paradise
{ has a rampart.
CENTRE BAY
{ Creation of Fish. Sea monsters spouting out water,
_Roof_ { fish swimming, and blue water. Inscription, "Creavit
{ Deus cete grandia" (Gen. i. 21).
{ This is the gift of the Fishmongers' Company.
_Pendentives_: Angels, with inscriptions from Psalm cxlviii.
N. S.
{ W.: Cyrus (who figures W. }
{ in Isaiah xliv. as a }
{ predestined Temple-builder) }
_Clerestory_ { points over his shoulder to } Bezaleel and
{ returning Jewish captives. } Aholiab,
{ } artificers of the
{ E.: Alexander (who E. } Tabernacle (Exodus
{ indirectly prepared for the } xxxvi. I).
{ First Advent by spreading
{ the Greek language and
{ opening out the Far East)
{ leaning on his sword, with
{ Greeks bearing olives.
_Inscription { "O Rex gentium desideratus "O Emmanuel, Rex et
beneath_ { earum, veni, salva Legifer, veni ad
{ hominem." salvandum nos."
_Triforium_ { Sea Leviathans and Fish. Sea Leviathans and Fish.
{ The Annunciation. The Temptation. Adam,
{ W.: Gabriel. with warning angel
{ E.: The Virgin at above. The nude
_Spandrels_ { the door of her house. figure of Eve, with
{ Nazareth in background. Satan, as a fallen
{ The Holy Dove between. angel, pointing to
{ the forbidden fruit.
EAST BAY.
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