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"It may be noted that in a few churches, as, for instance, the abbey church of Cluny, the interior, instead of showing a Latin Cross, was planned on the lines of the Cross of Lorraine, two crosslets being added to the arms. Now, behold the whole scheme!" the priest said, with a gesture that comprehended the whole of the interior of the basilica of Chartres.
A fess dancette Vavasour. 2. A blank shield. #North Side.# 1. A fess between three cross crosslets Beauchamp. 2. Three escallopes Dacres. The stone carving of the retro-choir, as the earlier work cast of the transepts is generally called, was greatly injured by the fire.
The arms are those of the Clinton and Leyburne families argent, 6 cross crosslets fitchée 3, 2 and 1 on a chief azure, two mullets or. In designing heraldic work care must be taken to introduce no debased forms such as were current after the XVth century. The XIIIth and XIVth centuries are the periods considered best for the study of this subject.
Beginning again at the south-west end of the nave the arms are: 17, 18. Five fusils in fess Old Percy. 19. Lion rampant Mowbray. 20. Lion rampant Percy. 21, 22. Blank shields. 23. Two bars, in chief, three roundels Wake. 24. A fess, in chief, three roundels Colville. 25. On a bend, three cross crosslets Manley. 26, 27. A bend Manley. 28. A fess dancette Vavasour. 29. Three chevronelles Clare. 30.
The Deanery Gateway, at the north-eastern corner of the close is a fine specimen of architecture. In the spandrels above the great four-centred arch are two coats of arms, one with the keys and crosslets, the other with swords and crosses. These are now the arms of the See and the Cathedral respectively: but it is difficult to say what was their special significance when this gate was erected.
A bend, a label of three points Scrope of Masham. #North Side.# 1. Three escallopes Dacres. 2. A fess between six cross crosslets Beauchamp. #West Side.# 1. On a saltire, a martlet Neville. 2. A bend Scrope of Masham. #South Side.# 1. Checky, a fess Clifford. 2. A cross floré Latimer. #South Transept East Side.# 1. A lion rampant Mowbray. 2. A lion rampant Percy. #West Side.# 1.
Between the panels are rich carvings, done in Antwerp, representing the temptation and fall in Eden; Abraham's offering of his son Isaac; Moses raising the brazen serpent in the wilderness; the annunciation to the Virgin; the birth scene in the stable; the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. The slab of the altar is inlaid with five crosslets, representing the five wounds, and the symbol "I. H. S."
Barry of ten, an orle of martlets Valence. 5. A bend, cottised, between six lions rampant Bohun. 6. A fess, between six cross crosslets Beauchamp. 7. Quarterly, in the first quarter a mullet Vere. 8. A cross moliné Paganel. 9. Barry of ten, three chaplets Greystock. 10. Billetté, a lion rampant Bulmer. 11, 12, 13 and 14. Three water bougets Roos. 15, 16. Five fusils in fess Old Percy.
The shield of barry wavy contains three crosslets, the peculiar sign of the cathedral. It is supported by dolphins. The crest is a ship, and under all is the sacred motto, "I will set his dominion in the sea." The workmanship of all these arms is superb. By far the most wonderful works of art in the edifice are the windows of stained glass and the musical facilities.
A bend, a border charged with mitres; over all a label Archbishop Scrope. 11. Three water bougets Roos. 12. A saltire Neville. 13. On a cross five lions passant guardant City of York. 14. Three fusils in fess Montague. 15. A fess between six cross crosslets Beauchamp. 16. A lion rampant Percy. 17.
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