Roodscreens and roodlofts . emalesaint with palm and book, St. Helen, and St. Mary of Egj^t,also a unique figure, clothed only in her hair, and carrj-ingthree small loaves. Then, on the pier-casing, is represented the Annunciation and theHoly Trinity, both greatly defaced ; and then St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Christina,holding a large arrow and trampling on a pagan, St. Genevieve of Paris, a beautiful figure,whose candle is being extinguished by a demon while an angel rekindles its flame, andSt. Sidwell ; then the four Evangehsts on the doors, followed by St. Juliana, scourginga fat demon with
Roodscreens and roodlofts . emalesaint with palm and book, St. Helen, and St. Mary of Egj^t,also a unique figure, clothed only in her hair, and carrj-ingthree small loaves. Then, on the pier-casing, is represented the Annunciation and theHoly Trinity, both greatly defaced ; and then St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Christina,holding a large arrow and trampling on a pagan, St. Genevieve of Paris, a beautiful figure,whose candle is being extinguished by a demon while an angel rekindles its flame, andSt. Sidwell ; then the four Evangehsts on the doors, followed by St. Juliana, scourginga fat demon with much energy, an unknown Abbess holding a taper (perhaps ), St. Faith (?) with a wooden crib, and St. Veronica. On another set of panels,kept apart from the screen, are four female saints, on the nimbus of one of them isinscribed Ave Magdelene Maria. Another bears in her hand a dove or other bird, and weare unable to identify this saint with any certainty, though it may possibly be meant forSt. Agnes (ss. 103).. sr B^^voa OR{s>r 3€Roa) ss. 36 the famous penitent. PLATE LXXX DEVONSHIRE ROODSCREENS: EARLY XV. CENTURY TYPES (RECTANGULAR)
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