THIRD TIER.--This, which we may call the Bible Tier, consists of forty-eight quatrefoils, ranged close above the quatrefoils of the second tier, and broken in the centre by the larger sculpture of the Coronation of the Virgin (2). The subjects are all from the Bible, those on the south from the Old Testament, dealing with the first things, while those on the north and on the north and east sides of the northern tower are from the New Testament, and represent the life and mission of our Lord. The iconoclasts seem to have concentrated their attention on those earlier New Testament groups, which would contain the figure of our Lady, and they have made the Crucifixion almost unrecognisable. The figures are about two feet high. _Empty._ 54. The Death of Jacob. 55. Isaac blessing Jacob, who leans over him. 56. Meeting of Isaac and Rebecca, probably. 57. Noah sacrificing on Ararat. Very fine. 58. The Ark. A curious structure, raised pyramidally in four tiers, with open arcades, in which birds and beasts are seen. Below is the Flood. 59. Noah building the Ark.* He is in workman's dress, and wears a cap; he is working at a bench, beneath which are his tools. Behind is the ark, and an "Early English" tree. 60. God decreeing the Deluge.* In great wrath Jehovah approaches a man who sits pensively on a hill-side: from behind the man's head springs a demon. The figure of Jehovah is admirably expressed. _Empty._ 61. Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac, who is bound on a bundle of wood. Cockerell called this the Sacrifice of Cain, which certainly suits its position better. 62. Adam delves and Eve spins. Fine. _Empty._ 63. Jehovah in the Garden. A draped figure, addressing two figures naked and ashamed. 64. The Temptation. The serpent's body is coiled round the tree near Adam, and his head hovers above with an apple in the mouth. Adam is already eating the fruit. 65. God placing Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 66. The Creation of Eve. 67. The Creation of Adam. The figure of the Almighty in each of these three is magnificent, especially in the last. _Empty._ OVER CENTRAL DOORWAY. 2. Coronation of the Virgin (p. 34). _Here follow eighteen New Testament subjects._ 68. St. John the Evangelist*; he is winged. A book rests on the back of an eagle. The idea of inspiration could not be more finely expressed. _Empty._ (Perhaps the Annunciation was here.) _Empty._ (Perhaps the Visitation.) 69. The Nativity. Mutilated. _Empty._ _Empty._ _Empty._ _Empty._ _Empty._ _Empty._ 70. Christ among the Doctors: the Holy Child is a very small figure on a pedestal. A most expressive group. 71. St. John Baptist, clothed in camels' hair, in the wilderness. (An angel appearing from the clouds, broken off since 1862. The fragment is now in No. 72). 72. Figures in critical attitudes. Perhaps the Sermon on the Mount. _Empty._ 73. Christ in the Wilderness, probably. 74. Figures in intent attitudes. Perhaps the Mission of the Apostles.