. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial . THE CHOIR, LOOKING Stanhope black marble and sand-stone alternating, the sumptuouslydecorated vaulting of the roof,crowded with various and grace-ful sculptures both of foliage andfigure subjects, fitly complete thebuilding, in harmony, not in con-trast, with the Norman simplicityof the rest of the structure, theeast bay of the choir having beenbeautifully enriched, both in thecapitals and the vaulting, withsculpture, so as to blend harmoni-ously with the later style. As well has asser
. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial . THE CHOIR, LOOKING Stanhope black marble and sand-stone alternating, the sumptuouslydecorated vaulting of the roof,crowded with various and grace-ful sculptures both of foliage andfigure subjects, fitly complete thebuilding, in harmony, not in con-trast, with the Norman simplicityof the rest of the structure, theeast bay of the choir having beenbeautifully enriched, both in thecapitals and the vaulting, withsculpture, so as to blend harmoni-ously with the later style. As well has asserted, Truly, no more majestic vaulting crowns any churchin our country. Next in importance, as in date, after Cuthbert, of the holy men of Durham,comes the Venerable Bede. To visit his tomb we retrace our steps to the west IN THE NAVE, 38 CATHEDRAL CHURCHES. [Durham. end of the building and enter the GaUlee Chapeh Before reaching it, betweenthe piers just west of the north and south doors, we cross a line of blue marble,eastward of which no woman was allowed to pass, such was the reputed distasteof St. Cuthbert for
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