Appendix 2. References Explanatory Of The Photographs Illustrating Chapter 4.

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_ APPENDIX II. REFERENCES EXPLANATORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING CHAPTER IV.

The quatrefoils on the foundation of the west front of Amiens Cathedral, described in the course of the fourth chapter, had never been engraved or photographed in any form accessible to the public until last year, when I commissioned M. Kaltenbacher (6, Passage du Commerce), who had photographed them for M. Viollet le Duc, to obtain negatives of the entire series, with the central pedestal of the Christ.

The proofs are entirely satisfactory to me, and extremely honourable to M. Kaltenbacher's skill: and it is impossible to obtain any more instructive and interesting, in exposition of the manner of central thirteenth-century sculpture.

I directed their setting so that the entire succession of the quatrefoils might be included in eighteen plates; the front and two sides of the pedestal raise their number to twenty-one: the whole, unmounted, sold by my agent Mr. Ward (the negatives being my own property) for four guineas; or separately, each five shillings.

Besides these of my own, I have chosen four general views of the cathedral from M. Kaltenbacher's formerly-taken negatives, which, together with the first-named series, (twenty-five altogether,) will form a complete body of illustrations for the fourth chapter of the 'BIBLE OF AMIENS'; costing in all five guineas, forwarded free by post from Mr. Ward's (2, Church Terrace, Richmond, Surrey). In addition to these, Mr. Ward will supply the photograph of the four scenes from the life of St. Firmin, mentioned on page 5 of Chapter I.; price five shillings.

For those who do not care to purchase the whole series, I have marked with an asterisk the plates which are especially desirable.

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The two following lists will enable readers who possess the plates to refer without difficulty both from the photographs to the text, and from the text to the photographs, which will be found to fall into the following groups:--

Photographs.

1-3. THE CENTRAL PEDESTAL.
DAVID.

4-7. THE CENTRAL PORCH.
VIRTUES AND VICES.

8-9. THE CENTRAL PORCH.
THE MAJOR PROPHETS, WITH MICAH AND NAHUM.

10-13. THE FACADE.
THE MINOR PROPHETS.

14-17. THE NORTHERN PORCH.
THE MONTHS AND ZODIACAL SIGNS, WITH ZEPHANIAH AND
HAGGAI.

18-21. THE SOUTHERN PORCH.
SCRIPTURAL HISTORY, WITH OBADIAH AND AMOS.

22-25. MISCELLANEOUS.

PART I. LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS WITH REFERENCE TO THE QUATREFOILS, ETC.

  Photographs. 
  1-3. CENTRAL PEDASTAL. See pp. 109-110, Sec.Sec. 32-33.
        *1. FRONT        David. Lion and Dragon. Vine.
        *2. NORTH SIDE   Lily and Cockatrice.
        *3. SOUTH SIDE   Rose and Adder.
  4-7. CENTRAL PORCH.
        _Virtues and Vices_ (pp. 114, 117, Sec.Sec. 39 & 41).
    4.  1 A. Courage.    2 A. Patience.   3 A. Gentillesse.
        1 B. Cowardice.  2 B. Anger.      3 B. Churlishness.
    5.  4 A. Love.       5 A. Obedience.  6 A. Perseverance.
        4 B. Discord.    5 B. Rebellion.  6 B. Atheism.
    6.  9 A. Charity.    8 A. Hope.       7 A. Faith.
        9 B. Avarice     8 B. Despair.    7 B. Idolatry.
    7. 12 A. Humility.  11 A. Wisdom.    10 A. Chastity.
       12 B. Pride.     11 B. Folly.     10 B. Lust.
  8-9. CENTRAL PORCH.
The Major Prophets_ (pp. 114, 121, Sec.Sec. 39, 42), _with
Micah and Nahum (pp. 115, 127, Sec.Sec. 40, 43).
       *8.   ISAIAH.     JEREMIAH.    MICAH.
              13 A.       14 A.        22 C.
              13 B.       14 B.        22 D.
        9.   NAHUM.      DANIEL.      EZEKIEL.
              23 A.       16 A.        15 A.
              23 B.       16 B.        15 B.
  10-13. THE FACADE.
  _The Minor Prophets_ (pp. 114, 127, Sec.Sec. 40, 43).
      *10.   AMOS.       JOEL.        HOSEA.
              19 A.       18 A.        17 A.
              19 B.       18 B.        17 B.
      *11.   MICAH.      JONAH.       OBADIAH.
              22 A.       21 A.        20 C.
              22 B.       21 B.        20 D.
      *12.   ZEPHANIAH.  HABAKKUK.    NAHUM.
              25 A.       24 A.        23 C.
              25 B.       24 B.        23 D.
       13.   MALACHI.    ZECHARIAH.   HAGGAI.
              28 A.       27 A.        26 C.
              28 B.       27 B.        26 D.
  14-17. THE NORTHERN PORCH.
 _The Months and Zodiacal Signs_ (pp. 129-131, Sec. 47),
 _with Zephaniah and Haggai_ (pp. 115, 127, Sec.Sec. 40, 43).
                 41.          42.        43.       44.
         14.  CAPRICORN.   AQUARIUS.   PISCES.   ARIES.
               December.   January.   February.  March.
                45.              46.          25 C.
         15.  TAURUS.          GEMINI.      ZEPHANIAH.
               April.            May.         25 D.
                26 A.            52.            51.
         16.  HAGGAI.          CANCER.         LEO.
                26 B.           June.          July.
                50.          49.          48.        47.
         17.  VIRGO.        LIBRA.     SCORPIO.  SAGITTARIUS.
              August.     September.   October.   November.
18-21. THE SOUTHERN PORCH.
Scriptural History_ (pp. 132-134, Sec. 51), _with Obadiah
and Amos_ (pp. 115, 127, Sec.Sec. 40, 42, 43).
*18. 29 A. Daniel and the stone.       30 A. Gideon and the
                                             fleece.
     29 B. Moses and the burning Bush. 30 B. Moses and Aaron.
     31 A. The message to Zacharias.   32 A. The silence 
                                             of Zacharias.
     31 B. Dream of Joseph.            32 B. "His name 
                                              is John."
     19. 33 A. The Flight    34 A. The Fall of    19 C. Amos.
               into Egypt.         the Idols.
         33 B. Christ and    34 B. Return to Nazareth..
               the Doctors.                       19 D. Amos
20. 20 A. Obadiah.     40 A. Solomon and the   39 A. Solomon
                             Queen of Sheba.         enthroned.
                             The Grace Cup.
    20 B. Obadiah.     40 B. Solomon teaching  39 B. Solomon
                             the Queen of Sheba.     in prayer.
                             "God is above."
21. 38 A. Holy Innocents.            37 A. Herod and the Kings.
    38 B. Herod orders the Kings'    37 B. The burning of the
          ship to be burnt.                ship.
    36 A. Adoration in Bethlehem (?) 35 A. The Star in the East.
    36 B. The voyage of the Kings.   35 B. The Kings warned
                                           in a dream.
22-25. MISCELLANEOUS.
        *22. THE WESTERN PORCHES.
        *23. THE PORCH OF ST. HONORE.
         24. THE SOUTH TRANSEPT AND FLECHE.
         25. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CATHEDRAL FROM THE OTHER BANK
             OF THE SOMME.
 

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