. Archaeologia cantiana. sco was painted,, isround-headed, and was prepared by Prior Ernulf, 1100 and 1135, for a window. When William of Sensrebuilt the choir in 1177 he left standing the outer wallswhich Ernulf had built; but in order that their heightmight accord with that of his own work, he raised Ernulfsround arches to higher elevations. In our illustration of thisobliterated fresco, we can see, a little lower than the pointmarked D, and somewhat towards the right hand thereof, theoriginal western springing of the arch as erected by of Sens raised it to a
. Archaeologia cantiana. sco was painted,, isround-headed, and was prepared by Prior Ernulf, 1100 and 1135, for a window. When William of Sensrebuilt the choir in 1177 he left standing the outer wallswhich Ernulf had built; but in order that their heightmight accord with that of his own work, he raised Ernulfsround arches to higher elevations. In our illustration of thisobliterated fresco, we can see, a little lower than the pointmarked D, and somewhat towards the right hand thereof, theoriginal western springing of the arch as erected by of Sens raised it to a point just below that markedE—that is to say, he raised Ernulfs Norman arch througha vertical height as greatas the distance between the pointsmarked D and E. The date of this fresco cannot be accu-rately fixed, but I think we may well attribute it to a periodcirca 1450 to 1480. The date 1475 has been assigned to itwith some degree of probability in Mr. Gr. Smiths Chrono-logical History of Canterbury Cathedral, p. ANTHROPOMORPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE l?T & 2NP PERSONSOF THE BLESSED TRINITY. ON THE CANOPY ABOVE. THE TOMB OF EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE- IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. 41 The sides of the window-like recess have been painted,with parts of the story. On the western surface, we seehorsemen and dogs; and, above thein, we discern a monkeytaking fruit off a tree. On the eastern side, or jamb, we can discern, at base, agreyhound, similar to one that sits in front of the stag. Anthropomorphic representation of two Persons of theHoly Trinity. Upon a flat canopy, or tester, above the tomb of Edwardthe Black Prince, we can still discern a representation, muchfaded and defaced, of the First Person in the Blessed Trinitysupporting a huge crucifix on which hangs the SecondPerson of the Holy Trinity. Our illustration is based upona photograph taken by Captain George Austin (a son of Austin, senior). The peculiarity of this painting isthe lack of any appearance of the Do
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