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
39. And now, I give in clear succession, the order of the statues of
the whole front, with the subjects of the quatrefoils beneath each of
them, marking the upper quatrefoil A, the lower B. The six prophets
who stand at the angles of the porches, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum,
Zephaniah, and Haggai, have each of them four quatrefoils, marked, A
and C the upper ones, B and D the lower.
Beginning, then, on the left-hand side of the central porch, and
reading outwards, you have--
1. ST. PETER.
A. Courage.
B. Cowardice.
2. ST. ANDREW.
A. Patience.
B. Anger.
3. ST. JAMES.
A. Gentillesse.
B. Churlishness.
4. ST. JOHN.
A. Love.
B. Discord.
5. ST. MATTHEW.
A. Obedience.
B. Rebellion.
6. ST. SIMON.
A. Perseverance.
B. Atheism.
Now, right-hand side of porch, reading outwards:
7. ST. PAUL.
A. Faith.
B. Idolatry.
8. ST. JAMES, BISHOP.
A. Hope.
B. Despair.
9. ST. PHILIP.
A. Charity.
B. Avarice.
10. ST. BARTHOLOMEW.
A. Chastity.
B. Lust.
11. ST. THOMAS.
A. Wisdom.
B. Folly.
12. ST. JUDE.
A. Humility.
B. Pride.
Now, left-hand side again--the two outermost statues:
13. ISAIAH.
A. "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne." vi. 1.
B. "Lo, this hath touched thy lips." vi. 7.
14. JEREMIAH.
A. The Burial of the Girdle. xiii. 4, 5.
B. The Breaking of the Yoke. xxviii. 10.
Right-hand side:
15. EZEKIEL.
A. Wheel within wheel. i. 16.
B. "Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem." xxi. 2.
16. DANIEL.
A. "He hath shut the lions' mouths." vi. 22.
B. "In the same hour came forth fingers
of a man's hand." v. 5.
40. Now, beginning on the left-hand side (southern side)
of the entire facade, and reading it straight across, not turning into
the porches at all except for the paired quatrefoils:
17. HOSEA.
A. "So I bought her to me with fifteen
pieces of silver." iii. 2.
B. "So will I also be for thee." iii. 3.
18. JOEL.
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