Our Fathers Have Told Us: Part I. The Bible of AmiensRuskin, John
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Our Fathers Have Told Us: Part I. The Bible of Amiens
Ruskin, John
Cathédrale d'Amiens; France -- History
Childebert (son of Clovis), first Frank king of Paris, 51. ii. 48.
" meaning of the word, 51. ii. 48.
Childeric, son of Merovee, king of Franks, exiled 447 A.D., 7.
Chivalry, its dawn and darkening, 43 ii. 33.
" its Egyptian origin, 71. iii. 27.
" feudal, 54. ii. 54.
Chlodomir, second son of Clovis, 51. ii. 48.
Chlodowald, son of Chlodomir, 51. ii. 48.
Christ, the Beau Christ d'Amiens, 90. 111. iv. 3, 36.
" and the doctors, 133. iv. 51.
" His life, not His death, to be mainly contemplated, 134. iv. 52.
" His return to Nazareth, 133. iv. 51.
" realization of His presence by mediaeval burghers, 90. iv. 3.
" statue of, Amiens Cathedral, 108. iv. 28.
" " " " 111. iv. 36.
" " " " its conception and meaning, 134. iv. 52.
Christian," "The (newspaper), 83. iii. 48.
Christianity and the Bible, 70. iii. 26.
" of Clovis, 13.
" early, share of Britain, Gaul and Germany in, 33. ii. 15.
" fifth century, at end of, 54. ii. 54.
" Gentile, 77. iii 39.
" Gothic, Classic, Arab, 69. iii. 25.
" literature as influencing, 70. iii. 26.
" mediaeval, Saxon and Frank, 21.
" modern, 17.
" modest minds, the best recipients of, 77. iii. 39.
" monastic life, 70. iii. 26.
" S. Jerome's Bible, and, 77. iii. 37.
" true, defined, 136. iv. 55.
" " " 137. iv. 57.
" See "Religion."
Church, the first French, at Amiens, 5, 6.
Churlishness, figure of, Amiens Cathedral, 118. iv. 41.
Cimabue's Madonna, 131. iv. 49.
Cincinnatus, 67. iii. 21.
Circumstances, man the creature of, 58, 59. iii. 1, 3.
Classic countries of Europe, (Gothic, and Arab,) 62 sq. iii. 11.
" literature, there is a _sacred_, 86. iii. 53.
Claudius, the Emperor, a Dacian, 32 n. ii. 15.
Clergymen, modern, 17.
" protestant, 74. iii. 33.
Climate, and nationality, 9.
" races divided by, 61. iii. 9.
" and race, their influence on man, 61. iii. 9.
Cloak, legend of S. Martin's, 14, 15.
Clodion, leads Franks over Rhine and takes Amiens, 445 A.D., 7.
Clotaire, son of Clovis, 51. ii. 48.
Clotilde (wife of Clovis, daughter of Chilperic), 6, 21.
" education of, 52 n. ii. 49.
" the god of, 7, 9, 13.
" " " " 54. ii. 54.
" journeys to France, 52. ii. 50.
" marriage of, 13; 51. ii. 48.
" mother of, 52 n. ii. 49.
" name, meaning of the, 51. ii. 48.
----, daughter of Clovis and Clotilde, 51. ii. 48.
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