Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932, Webster, A. Blyth (Adam Blyth), 1882-1956, Sexton, Eric H. L. (Eric Hyde Lord), 1902-1980 · London, J. Murray · leaf 514
Fig. 31.—Christ in Glory, from the coffin of St Cuthbert. QUALITY OF THE DRAWING 407 point of view the inscription over the Mother and Child,see Fig. 33, is of most interest. The characters, in thelast column of Fig. 34, read IHS XPS and it is noteworthythat the X is expressed by a very rare runic… … Fig. 32.—Symbols of Matthew and Mark, from the coffin. significance of which this use of it serves to fix. The characterfor S has been explained above (p. 399). As regards the artistic quality of the drawing, its com-parative naivete or even childishness has often formed thesubject of comment, and…
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