Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . l^^-l r S^l^i,; .*«^ j;. »t.! ^J^^.^H :«»! j ( :m,.\ •»?»?. ARRAS Also two triptychs by Jean Bellegambe were savedby M. Levoy, who buried them in the cellar of the Cha-teau of the Counte de Hauteclocque. Curiously enough,some little time after they were thus secreted, a shell pen-etrated this cellar, but it is said that the damage to thepictures is small and may easily be repaired. The Abbe Miseron, Vicar of the Cathedral, himself, atthe peril of his life saved some of the most precious ob-jects in the Treasury. He says (happily) that the greatto
Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . l^^-l r S^l^i,; .*«^ j;. »t.! ^J^^.^H :«»! j ( :m,.\ •»?»?. ARRAS Also two triptychs by Jean Bellegambe were savedby M. Levoy, who buried them in the cellar of the Cha-teau of the Counte de Hauteclocque. Curiously enough,some little time after they were thus secreted, a shell pen-etrated this cellar, but it is said that the damage to thepictures is small and may easily be repaired. The Abbe Miseron, Vicar of the Cathedral, himself, atthe peril of his life saved some of the most precious ob-jects in the Treasury. He says (happily) that the greattombs of the Bishops, though buried beneath the ashes ofthe Cathedral, have suffered small damage. Of the four colossal statues of the Evangelists, not atrace remains; they are entirely pulverized by the greatshells exploding before them. Of the Library, too, not a trace remains! Some ofthe archives have, I hear, been saved, together with anumber of paintings, and M. Dalimeir, under secretary ofBeaux Arts has decided to send them to Paris. All therest has vanished. A fragment of the plan in relief ofthe
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