The Bible of Amiens/Appendix II

by John Ruskin

APPENDIX II.

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REFERENCES EXPLANATORY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATING CHAPTER IV.

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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 8 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.

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 Façade.
	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 Pedestal.		See pp. 170-1, §§ 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. 177-8, 182-7, §§ 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. 179, 188-9, §§ 39, 42) with
	Micah and Nahum (pp. 180-1, 193, §§ 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 Façade.
	The Minor Prophets (pp. 179-82, 192-6, §§ 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.
		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. 201-2, § 47),
	with Zephaniah and Haggai (pp. 181, 195, §§ 40, 43).
		42.	43.	44.
	14	Capricorn.	Aquarius.	Pisces.	Aries.
		December.	January.	February.	March.
		45.	46.	25 C.
		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.
Photographs.
18-21.	The Southern Porch.
		Scriptural History (pp. 204-6, § 51),
		with Obadiah and Amos (pp. 180, 191-2, §§ 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 into Egypt.	34 A. The Fall of the Idols.	19 C. Amos.
		33 B. Christ and the Doctors	34 B. Return to Nazareth.	19 D. Amos.
	20	20 A. Obadiah.	40 A. Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The Grace Cup.	39 A. Solomon enthroned.
		20 B. Obadiah.	40 B. Solomon teaching the Queen of Sheba. "God is above."	39 B. Solomon in prayer.
	21.	38 A. Holy Innocents.	37 A. Herod and the Kings.
		38 B. Herod orders the Kings ship to be burnt.	37 B. The burning of the 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. Honoré.
	24.	The South Transept and Flèche.
	25.	General View of the Cathedral from the other bank of the somme.

Part II. —— List of Quatrefoils with reference to the Photographs.

Black letter No. in text.	Name of Statue			Subject of Quatrefoil.			Page and Section where described.			No. of Photograph.
	The Apostles.			Virtues and Vices
1.	St. Peter				a.	Courage		p177.	§39		4
								p 182	§41
					b.	Cowardice		"	"
2.	St. Andrew				a.	Patience.		p.177	§39
								p. 183	§41
					b.	Anger		"	"
3	St. James.				a.	Gentilesse		"	"
					b.	Churlishness		"	"
4.	St. John				a.	Love		"	"		5
								p.177	§39
					b.	Discord		p. 184	§ 41.
5.	St. Matthew				a.	Obedience		p. 178	§39
								p. 184	$ 41
					b.	Rebellion		"	"
6.	St. Simon.				a.	Perserverence		"	"
					b.	Atheism		p.178	§39
								p.185	§ 41
7	St. Paul.				a.	Faith		"	"		6
					b.	Idolatory		"	"
8	St. James the Bishop				a.	Hope		p. 178	§ 39
								p. 186	§41
					b.	Despair		"	"
9.	St. Philip				a.	Chartity		"	"
					b.	Avarice		p. 178	§ 39.
								p. 185	§ 41.
10.	St. Bartholmew				a.	Charity		"	"		7
					b.	Lust		"	"
11.	St. Thomas				a.	Wisdom		"	"
					b.	Folly		"	"
12.	St. Jude				a.	Humility		p. 178	§ 39
								p. 188	§ 41
					b.	Pride		"	"
13.	Isaiah				a.	The Lord enthroned .		p. 179.	§ 39		8
								p. 188.	§ 42
					b.	Lo! this hath touched thy lips		,,	,,
14.	Jeremiah				a.	The burial of the girdle		p. 179.	§ 39.
								p. 189.	§ 42
					b.	The breaking of the yoke		"	"
15.	Ezekiel				a.	Wheel within wheel.		,,	,,		9
					b.	Set thy face towards Jerusalem		,,	,,
16.	Daniel.				a.	He hath shut the lions' mouths		,,	,,
					b.	Fingers of a man's hand		p. 179,	§ 39
								p. 189,	§ 42
The Minor Prophets.
17.	Hosea.				a.	So I bought her to	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	p. 179.	§ 40		10
								p. 190.	§ 43
					b.	So will I also be for thee		p. 179,	§ 40
								p. 191.	§ 43
17.	Joel.			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	The sun and moon lightless		p. 191	§43
								p. 180.	§ 40
					b.	The fig-tree and vine		,,	,,
19.	Amos		Façade		a.	The Lord will cry from Zion		,,	,,
					b.	The habitations of the shepherds		,,	,,
			Porch.		c.	The Lord with the mason's line		p. 180.	§ 40		19
					d.	The place where it rained not		p. 192.	§ 43
20.	Obadiah		Porch		a.	I hid them in a cave		,,	,,		20
					b.	He fell on his face		,,	,,
			Façade		c.	The captain of fifty		,,	,,		11
					d.	The messenger		,,	,,
21.	Jonah				a.	Escaped from the sea		p. 192,	§ 43		11
					b.	Under the gourd		p. 193,	§ 43
								p. 180	§ 40
22.	Micah		Façade		a.	The tower of the Flock		,,	,,
					b.	Each shall rest		,,	,,
			Porch		c.	Swords into plough-shares		p. 181,	§ 40		8
					d.	Spears into pruning-hooks		p. 193,	§ 43
23.	Nahum		Porch		a.	None shall look back		,,	,,		9
					b.	The Burden of Nineveh		,,	,,
			Façade		c.	Thy Princes and great ones		p. 181,	§ 40		12
								p. 194,	§ 43
					d.	Untimely figs		,,	,,
24.	Habakkuk				a.	I will watch		,,	,,
					b.	The ministry to Daniel		,,	,,
25.	Zephaniah		Façade		a.	The Lord strikes Ethiopia		p. 181.	§ 40
								p. 195.	§ 43
					b.	The beasts in Nineveh		,,	,,
			Porch		c.	The Lord visits Jerusalem		,,	,,		15
					d.	The Hedgehog and Bittern		,,	,,
26.	Haggai.		Porch		a.	The houses of the princes		p. 181.	§ 40		16
					b.	The Heaven stayed from dew		p. 196.	§ 43
			Façade		c.	The temple desolate		,,	,,		13
					d.	Thus saith the Lord		,,	,,
27.	Zechariah				a.	The lifting up of Iniquity		,,	,,
					b.	The angel that spake to me		,,	,,
28.	Malachi				a.	Ye have wounded the Lord		p. 182.	§ 40
								p. 197.	§43
					b.	This commandment is to you		,,	,,
Southern Porch—to the Virgin.
29.	Gabreiel			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Daniel and the stone cut without hands		p. 205.	§ 51	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	13
					b.	Moses and the burning bush		,,	,,
30.	Virgin Annunciate.			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Gideon and the fleece		,,	,,
					b.	Moses and the law. Aaron and his rod .		,,	,,
31.	Virgin Visitant			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	The message to Zacharias		,,	,,
					b.	The dream of Joseph		,,	,,
32.	St. Elizabeth			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	The silence of Zachaas		,,	,,
					b.	"His name is John"		,,	,,
32.	Virgin in Presentation			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Flight into Egypt		p. 206	§ 51	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	19
					b.	Christ with the Doctors		,,	,,
34.	St. Simeon.			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Fall of idols in Egypt.		p. 206	§ 51
					b.	The return to Nazareth		,,	,,
35.	The First King			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	The Star in the East .		p. 207.	§ 5	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	21
					b.	"Warned in a dream "		,,	,,
36.	The Second King.			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Adoration in Bethlehem (?)		,,	,,
					b.	The voyage of the Kings		,,	,,
37.	The Third King			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Herod inquires of the Kings		,,	,,
					b.	The burning of the ship		,,	,,
38.	Herod			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Massacre of the Innocents		,,	,,
					b.	Herod orders the ship to be burnt.		,,	,,
39.	Solomon			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Solomon enthroned		,,	,,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	20
					b.	Solomon in prayer.		,,	,,
40.	Queen of Sheba			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	The Grace cup.		p. 207.	§ 51
					b.	"God is above"		,,	,,
Northern Porch—to St. Firmin. (p. 198. §44).
41.	St. Firmin Confessor			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Capricorn		p.201	§ 47	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	14
					b.	December		,,	,,
42.	St. Domice			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Aquaraius		,,	,,
					b.	January		,,	,,
43.	St. Honore			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Pisces		,,	,,
					b.	February		,,	,,
44.	St. Salve			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Aries		,,	,,
					b.	March		,,	,,
45.	St. Quentin			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Taurus		,,	,,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	15
					b.	April		,,	,,
46.	St. Gentian			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Gemini		,,	,,
					b.	May		,,	,,
47.	St. Geoffroy			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Sagittarius		p. 202	§ 47	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	17
					b.	November		,,	,,
48.	An Angel			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Scoprio		,,	,,
					b.	October		,,	,,
49.	St. Fuscien, Martyr			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Libra		,,	,,
					b.	September		,,	,,
50.	St. Victoric, Martyr			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Virgo		,,	,,
					b.	August		,,	,,
51.	An Angel.			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Leo		p. 202	§ 47	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	16
					b.	July		,,	,,
52.	St. Ulpha			$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	a.	Cancer		,,	,,
					b.	June		,,	,,