. The Archaeological journal . ecoration as it approached theeast. We will begin with the eastern bay which is occupiedwith the history of St. Margaret; the arrangements of thesubjects corresponding closely with the illuminations in anearly contemporary MS. in the British Museum, commonlyknown as Queen Marys The story begins on theupper band (see woodcut), where we see the Governor ofAntioch, Olibrius, engaged in hunting ; behind him is ahuntsman or attendant who blows a horn ; and behind thisfigure appears a hand grasping, as it would seem, a bow ora hunting-staff. It was upon such
. The Archaeological journal . ecoration as it approached theeast. We will begin with the eastern bay which is occupiedwith the history of St. Margaret; the arrangements of thesubjects corresponding closely with the illuminations in anearly contemporary MS. in the British Museum, commonlyknown as Queen Marys The story begins on theupper band (see woodcut), where we see the Governor ofAntioch, Olibrius, engaged in hunting ; behind him is ahuntsman or attendant who blows a horn ; and behind thisfigure appears a hand grasping, as it would seem, a bow ora hunting-staff. It was upon such an occasion that Olibriusfirst saw St. Margaret, as she was guarding the flock of hernurse. The legend relates that on his return from the chasehe sent a slave to summon St. Margaret to his presence, 2 Archseologia, vol. xxxviii., p. 432, Mr. C. H. Buckler for the illustrations plateB 23, 24. Full-sized tracings of of that paper,these remarkable mural paintings were 3 Ro^al 11S. 2 B. vii. obtained by Mr. Parker, and reduced by.
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