Roodscreens and roodlofts . exist. The tonsured heads of these abbots can clearly be seen under their hoods. One ofthese white abbots, with an open book, is no doubt intended for St. Benedict. Cistercianspainted the Benedictine saints in their own white habit, and Benedictines (as canstill be seen at Subiaco) painted the \vicked monks who tried to poison St. Benedictas Cistercians ! At Wolborough, among other rare saints, probably appears St. Bridget of Sweden,a crouTied Abbess, with open book. She is also found at Kenn, writing her revelationsunder the dictation of the Holy Ghost, a most inte
Roodscreens and roodlofts . exist. The tonsured heads of these abbots can clearly be seen under their hoods. One ofthese white abbots, with an open book, is no doubt intended for St. Benedict. Cistercianspainted the Benedictine saints in their own white habit, and Benedictines (as canstill be seen at Subiaco) painted the \vicked monks who tried to poison St. Benedictas Cistercians ! At Wolborough, among other rare saints, probably appears St. Bridget of Sweden,a crouTied Abbess, with open book. She is also found at Kenn, writing her revelationsunder the dictation of the Holy Ghost, a most interesting figure, miscalled St. Scholasticain the list hung up in that church simply because of the dove. The famous BridgettineAbbey of Syon possessed a good deal of property in Devon, in which county, after manyand long wanderings the community is now happily settled. Among other uncommon figures at Wolborough (whose names are fortunatelyinscribed on the panels, though with remarkable orthography) occur of York,. 3t mACiRUS.((l6M)SS. 47 250 ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS St. Etheldreda {St. Auderi eli). St. Gertrude (of Nivelles, says Mr. Keyset, and this ismore probable than that it should be the great St. Gertrude), St. Ursula, bearing a shipwith her maidens under her mantle, St. Adrian with an anvil, (Leger or Logier) with a pickaxe, St. Victor of Marseilles?\vith the arm and sail of a windmill, and many others which weforbear to mention here, since they are given in full in the listappended to the account of this screen. We are, fortunately, able togive illustrations of most of the rare figures. Unfortunately, many ofthem have been so abominably daubed and repainted that it is quiteimpossible to be sure what they really represent, or what they oncewere hke. The modem paint ought, if possible, to be removed fromthese panels. One of the most interesting figures is that of a saint holding aladder (ss. 48). Mr. Keyser identifies this as St. Leonard or
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