Such is the _reja_ thought, both then and now, to be the finest ever made. The style is pure Renaissance. Two tiers of equal height consist of four-and-twenty ornamented rails or balusters disposed, above, between four columns; below, between four pilasters. An attic is upon the cornice, and contains two central, semi-naked, kneeling figures which support a large, crowned shield. This is surmounted by a bust of God the Father, enclosed in a triangular frame, and raising the hand to bless. On either side of the attic are S-shaped crests sustaining circular medallions with the likenesses, in bold relief, of Christ and Mary. Along the friezes are the legends; EGO SUM ALPHA ET [Greek: omega]; EGO SUM LUX VERA; and ECCE ANCILLA DOMINI, together with the words, referring to the artist, AB ANDINO, and the date A.D. MDXXIII. The decorative scheme is spirited and delicate at once, whether we observe it on the railing, pilasters, and columns, or on the horizontal parts and members of the _reja_. The attic which surmounts the double tier and cornice is finally surmounted by a gilt Saint Andrew's cross; and the entire screen is lavishly painted and gilded throughout. Here is a thing--almost a being--created out of iron, so intensely lovely that the eye would wish to contemplate it to the end of time; and, as we linger in its presence, if perchance the dead are privileged to hear their earthly praises echoed in the silence of the tomb, surely from his marble sepulchre Cristóbal de Andino listens to such praises at this hour. For yonder, in the neighbouring parish church of San Cosmé, beside a wife devoted and well-loved the great artificer is laid to rest, where Latin words (although of idle purport while the _reja_ of the Constable remains) are deep engraved to thus remind us of his worth:-- CHRISTOPHORUS ANDINO EGREGIUS ARTIFEX ET IN ARCHITECTURA OMNIUM SUI SECULI FACILE PRINCEPS MONUMENTUM SIBI PONENDUM LE GAVIT ET CATERINA FRIAS EJUS UXOR HONESTISSIMA STATIM MARITI VOTIS ET SUIS SATISFACIENDUM B ENIGNE CHRISTIANEQUE CURAVIT URNAM CU JUS LAPIDES SOLUM AMBORUM OSSA TEGUNT SED ADMONET ETIAM CERTIS ANNUI HE BDOMADE CUJUSQUE DIEBUS SACRIFICIA PRO EIS ESSE PERPETUO FACIENDA