A Depiction of Saint Cecilia in Stained Glass, Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral.

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A Depiction of Miriam in Stained Glass, Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral.

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Photo Archive: York Minster, Viewed From Minstergate, York, 2010.

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Souvenirs: Paper Bag, Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, 2012.

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The bag.

This is a surprisingly interesting paper bag (honestly). The illuminated manuscript letter W in the centre takes its inspiration from The Winchester Bible, “the largest and perhaps finest of all surviving 12th-century English bibles“. I believe the two figures entwined within the letter depict God addressing Jeremiah and giving him the gift of prophecy:

“Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth“. Jeremiah 1:9.

In the original the two figures are much closer together, with God actually touching the lips of Jeremiah inside an illuminated letter, which you can see if you follow the link above.

Fan Faulting, The Cloister, Gloucester Cathedral.

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The eighteenth point of interest relating to Gloucester Cathedral in Harris’s “Guide To Churches & Cathedrals” reads, “On the North side of the nave (an unusual position) are the beautiful fan-vaulted cloisters, which were built from c.1360 onwards, commencing with the east cloister walk. These are the oldest fan-vaulted roofs in existence. Notice the 20 alcoves where monks sat to read and write and the places where they washed, with miniature fan vaulting above“. Batsford and Fry in their book “The Cathedrals of England” describe the cloisters as “the finest in England” and they refer to the alcoves as the Carrels or Study-Niches. 

Madonna and Child, Winchester Cathedral.

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The remains of this charming Madonna and Child can be found in The Triforium Gallery.

Medieval Floor Tiles, Winchester Cathedral.

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To quote from the Cathedral’s website, “These gorgeous 13th century floor tiles, their rich colours still glowing, form part of the largest surviving spread of medieval decorated floor tiles inside any building in England. You can see the tiles where they were first laid, and even walk on them, in the Retrochoir at the far end of the Cathedral“.

Depictions of Melchizedek and Moses in Stained Glass, Ripon Cathedral.

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To quote Genesis, chapter 14, verse 18, “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God” and here he is on the left, wearing his crown, as well as his priestly vestments. Moses stands on the right “displaying two stone tablets” (The Ten Commandments) and “carrying a staff, rod or wand“, to quote from Richard Taylor’s “How To Read a Church“.

A Depiction of The Shepherds at The Nativity in Stained Glass, St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth.

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A Depiction of King David in Stained Glass, Beverley Minster.

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