International studio (82.1925)

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predella subject in one of the apse windows of the lady chapel

and faith, the circle at the top containing\ a the royal arms and those of York are illustrated
figure of Christ bearing the marks of His pas- here. In addition to the transept windows there
sion. In the south are three "annexe"

transept window, il- a window in the south transept windows, of four

Iustrated on page
twenty-two of this
issue, the subject is
Christ Bringing Bles-
sing to Men. In the
circle at the top is a
figure of Christ invit-
ing all to come to Him,
for He will satisfy
their needs, and this
idea is carried out in
the details of the win-
dow. There are also
four six-light windows,
high up in the side
walls of the transepts.
The two central lights
of each window are
filled with figures, and
in each of the other
lights is a large coat of
arms on a quarry back-
ground with a little
canopy above, giving
a splash of color in
each. Those windows
on which are found

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lights each, containing
figures of church his-
tory saints. There are
also two rose windows
at the east end of the
choir aisles.

When one comes
to consider the stained
glass of Liverpool
Cathedral as a whole,
there are several les-
sons to be learned
from it. First there is
the care and trouble
taken by the com-
mittee and architect
in selecting the artist
who was to carry out
the work and secondly,
the infinite amount of
thought put into the
working out of the
schemes and subjects,
all of which are full
of meaning and sym-
bolism, both being
matters to be thank-

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october I925