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Appendix.

PARIS, tain looped round one of the columns of the door behind her, and a
biblio- fecond female behind the Archangel. 2. The Adoration of the Magi.
theque. The virgin feated in front of a temple with fquare-topped entrance.
The Magi wearing Phrygian caps. 3. The Murder of the Innocents ;
two, held aloft by attendants, about to be hurled to the ground ; three
mothers, weeping, to the right ; Herod, feated, giving orders, to the left.
Figured, Labarte, Hift. Arts Induftriels, Album, Sculpt., pl. 5.
Plaque, Byzantine, 9th century, affixed to cover of MS. Suppl.
Latin, No. 704 (No. 9387 Nouv.). Chrift, young and beardlefs,
ftanding under a rounded arch ; a bird ftanding on the top of the arch at
each upper angle of the piece. Figured, Labarte, Hift. Arts Induftriels
Sculpt., pl. 7. Caft defcribed above, p. 70.
Plaque, Byzantine, affixed on cover of MS. No. 1118. 41 in.
by 3^ in. The Virgin and Child feated beneath a flattened arch reft-
ing upon twifted columns and foliated capitals. The lower part of the
Virgin is not reprefented, and the Infant appears as large as His mother.
The drapery is very finely and clofely folded.
Plaque. 6| in. by 4 in. Late Carlovingian. Latter part of 10th
century. Prefented by the Bifhop Adalberon, fecond fon of Duke
Frederick and Beatrix, fifter of Hugh Capet (died 1004), to the
Chapter of Metz. Affixed to Book of the Gofpels. MS. Suppl.
Latin, 648. Latin Nouv. Ser. 10,438. This is a very remarkable
piece, hitherto unpubliihed. Surrounded bya foliated border. Above is
the Crucifixion; below, the Virgin fuckling the Infant Saviour. Each
furmounted by a low triangular pediment, of which the upper part is
flattened or truncated, with a foliated border refting on two lateral
columns, which are curioufly longitudinally and obliquely grooved, the
capitals are fhort and formed of two rows of acanthus leaves ; the
Saviour has long flowing hair and fhort beard, with a fmall napkin
round the loins, the feet are feparate, refting on a fcabellum (the nails
not reprefented). The titulus bears the infcription, IHS NAZAR
REX IVDEOR. Over the arms of the Crofs is the chariot of Sol
drawn by horfes, his head radiated, and that of Luna drawn by pan-
thers, ilie is reprefented crowned with a crefcent and weeping, her face
covered by her hands. The fponge and fpear bearers are fmall fized,
the Virgin and St. John, in attitudes of grief, ftand at the fides of the
Crofs. In the lower part, the Virgin is reprefented feated on a rich feat
and cuihion, under a canopy of drapery, infcribed MP ΘΥ. Jofeph,
of fmall fize, is feated to the left, and a female attendant ftands to the
right; the capitals of this lower part are furmounted by birds, and a
dragon occupies each upper angle above the pediment. The figures
are excellently defigned and the fculpture in high relief.