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94 ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES.
figure is meant to represent the Saviour ; with two statues of angels, one standing
on each side : below these are statues of a king and a bishop : and beneath them, are
figures of Moses and St. John.—B. Entrance door-way from the west aile of the
cloister to the south aile of the church. This door-way is enriched with niches,
canopies, columns, and mouldings, (see Plate III. A.) C. D. Entrance door-ways
from the west. E. Door-way from the present deanery; and according to Blome-
field, communicated with the " buttery, cellars, kitchen," &c. F. Door-way to the
prior's lodge, to the dormitory, infirmary, and other offices. G. to the dean and
chapter's office. L. Door-way closed up : an elevation of which is given in Plate
III. B. H. Entrance to the ancient chapter-house, see Plate III. C. This door-
way is open, but erroneously marked as walled up in the plate. I. Three panels on
the east side of the prior's entrance, (see Plate III. D.)
The windows are next to be noticed and referred to. There are forty-five sur
rounding the cloister, and of these, there are ten varieties. The progressive order of
the dates and styles of these are marked by the figures in the ground plan, from 1 to
10 ; and elevations of the different forms are shewn in Plate III. No. 1, Plate IV.
A. B. C. D. and Plate V. C. D. A. B. to which there are references to the corre-
sponding figures on the ground plan. The twelve windows on the east side are
uniform in mullions and tracery, one of which is shewn, Plate III. E. Nos. 2 and 3
on the south side, (see Plate IV. A. B.) are embellished with more tracery: and
Nos. 4 and 5, on the west side, are varied from the former. Nos. 6, 7> 8, and 9,
shew a progressive variation, and additional embellishment. No. 10 nearly re-
sembles No. 1. (see Plate IV. D.) In all the plates of the windows the upper parts
are represented as glazed.
Plate VI. Elevation and details of one of the lavatories, marked K. in the plan.
" Here the monks used to wash their hands before they went into the common
eating-hall, the towels hanging on the left hand of the door."—Blomefield's Hist, of
Norwich, Part ii. 42. Miller's edition.
The inner roof of the cloister is profusely adorned with groining and sculpture.
At the intersection of every rib is a bold knob or boss, charged with figures in basso
or in alto relievo. There are, at least, 480 of these pieces of sculpture ; many of
which consist of groups of several figures : most of them are illustrative of passages
of scripture, others allude to the lives and actions of saints. At the south-western
corner is one piece representative of the cpousals or sacrament of marriage.
Blomefield remarks, it was customary formerly for " the couple who were to be
married, to be placed at the church door, where the priest used to join their hands
figure is meant to represent the Saviour ; with two statues of angels, one standing
on each side : below these are statues of a king and a bishop : and beneath them, are
figures of Moses and St. John.—B. Entrance door-way from the west aile of the
cloister to the south aile of the church. This door-way is enriched with niches,
canopies, columns, and mouldings, (see Plate III. A.) C. D. Entrance door-ways
from the west. E. Door-way from the present deanery; and according to Blome-
field, communicated with the " buttery, cellars, kitchen," &c. F. Door-way to the
prior's lodge, to the dormitory, infirmary, and other offices. G. to the dean and
chapter's office. L. Door-way closed up : an elevation of which is given in Plate
III. B. H. Entrance to the ancient chapter-house, see Plate III. C. This door-
way is open, but erroneously marked as walled up in the plate. I. Three panels on
the east side of the prior's entrance, (see Plate III. D.)
The windows are next to be noticed and referred to. There are forty-five sur
rounding the cloister, and of these, there are ten varieties. The progressive order of
the dates and styles of these are marked by the figures in the ground plan, from 1 to
10 ; and elevations of the different forms are shewn in Plate III. No. 1, Plate IV.
A. B. C. D. and Plate V. C. D. A. B. to which there are references to the corre-
sponding figures on the ground plan. The twelve windows on the east side are
uniform in mullions and tracery, one of which is shewn, Plate III. E. Nos. 2 and 3
on the south side, (see Plate IV. A. B.) are embellished with more tracery: and
Nos. 4 and 5, on the west side, are varied from the former. Nos. 6, 7> 8, and 9,
shew a progressive variation, and additional embellishment. No. 10 nearly re-
sembles No. 1. (see Plate IV. D.) In all the plates of the windows the upper parts
are represented as glazed.
Plate VI. Elevation and details of one of the lavatories, marked K. in the plan.
" Here the monks used to wash their hands before they went into the common
eating-hall, the towels hanging on the left hand of the door."—Blomefield's Hist, of
Norwich, Part ii. 42. Miller's edition.
The inner roof of the cloister is profusely adorned with groining and sculpture.
At the intersection of every rib is a bold knob or boss, charged with figures in basso
or in alto relievo. There are, at least, 480 of these pieces of sculpture ; many of
which consist of groups of several figures : most of them are illustrative of passages
of scripture, others allude to the lives and actions of saints. At the south-western
corner is one piece representative of the cpousals or sacrament of marriage.
Blomefield remarks, it was customary formerly for " the couple who were to be
married, to be placed at the church door, where the priest used to join their hands