Iconography of the west front of Wells cathedral, with an appendix on the sculptures of other medieval churches in England; (1851)
Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863 · Oxford London, J.H. Parker · leaf 43
e Apostles arealso called doors. The smallness of the extreme doors, north and south, alludes to Matt. vii. 13, Enter ye in at the strait gate. Other reasons also contributed to this characteristic peculiarityin the architecture of that period ; the door, offering the scale to the entire design, is… … DESCRIPTION OF THE SCULPTURES. in the Somersetshire riots in lL::i»uixlndtCyHves also of the Cathedral weremiserably bimit; a few onl) o! - < ^uttnded hy the 62 statues are dis- tinctly recognisable, and vnt^nn- kL ^^^rtim- the rest. To the south of the d^*r/vtUItL5tUnet)ly esteemed the…
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