. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . I3TH Centuuy Sculptures from St. Denis (Restored).. ill, ,-~ i V^illi J i ill f-^ i-^^ •(;pf { 86 PARIS AND ITS STORY topaz and amethyst and pearl. The Church illuminatedher sacred books with exquisite painting, bound them withprecious fabrics, and clasped them with silver and gold ;the robes of her priests and ministrants were rich withembroideries. So insensible, so atrophied to colour havethe eyes of moderns grown amid their drab surroundings,that the aspect of a building wherein skilful hands have insome
. Paris and its story, by T. Okey; illustrated by Katherine Kimball & O. F. M. Ward . I3TH Centuuy Sculptures from St. Denis (Restored).. ill, ,-~ i V^illi J i ill f-^ i-^^ •(;pf { 86 PARIS AND ITS STORY topaz and amethyst and pearl. The Church illuminatedher sacred books with exquisite painting, bound them withprecious fabrics, and clasped them with silver and gold ;the robes of her priests and ministrants were rich withembroideries. So insensible, so atrophied to colour havethe eyes of moderns grown amid their drab surroundings,that the aspect of a building wherein skilful hands have insome small degree essayed to realise the splendour of thepast dazes the beholder ; a sense of pain rather than ofdelight possesses him and he averts his gaze. Nor were the churches of those early times anything morethan an exquisite expression of what men were surrounded byin their daily lives and avocations. The houses and oratoriesof noble and burgess were rich with ivories exquisitelycarved, with sculptures and paintings, tapestry and enamels :the very utensils of common domestic use were did not prate of art : they w
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