Roodscreens and roodlofts . r. Long assures us that on careful examination of this paintingit is clear that it is not a cup which this saint is holding, but aheart. Closer inspection, too, proves that the crown is reallya crown of thorns. Thus this figure is quite evidently anotherexample of St. Catherine of Siena, and neither St. Joan norSt. Lucy. The saint holding two daggers, or rather holding one in his hand, and having another,sheathed, in his girdle, is described by Mr. Keyser as either St. Olave or St. Edwardthe Martyr (ss. 50). St. Olaves popularity in England does not seem to have lon
Roodscreens and roodlofts . r. Long assures us that on careful examination of this paintingit is clear that it is not a cup which this saint is holding, but aheart. Closer inspection, too, proves that the crown is reallya crown of thorns. Thus this figure is quite evidently anotherexample of St. Catherine of Siena, and neither St. Joan norSt. Lucy. The saint holding two daggers, or rather holding one in his hand, and having another,sheathed, in his girdle, is described by Mr. Keyser as either St. Olave or St. Edwardthe Martyr (ss. 50). St. Olaves popularity in England does not seem to have longsurvived the Danish period of our history, from which epoch the numerous churches(one at Exeter) consecrated under his invocation all seem to date. The bearded figure,on the other hand, does not suggest the youthful St. Edward. There is, however,a presentation of St. Olave on the roodscreen at Barton Turf in Norfolk, so that thismay be another example of this saint, whose name is still commemorated in thatof Tooley sr oij^ve. ? (iuolborooch) ss. 50 252 ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS
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