Mary standing at the foot of the cross. In the lowest quatrefoil is the Archangel Michael transfixing the dragon with his lance. To the right of the subject first described is represented the Death of the Virgin Mary in the presence of the Apostles, and, to the left, her Burial. Beyond this last scene is our Lord meeting St. Mary Magdalene in the garden, and next, in the angle of the cope, is St. Philip. To the left of the Cru- cifixion group is St. Peter, and beyond, St. Bartholomew. Below St. Peter is St. Andrew. On the right side, next to the scene representing the Death of the Virgin Mary is our Saviour overcoming the Unbelief of St. Thomas, and beyond, in the right angle of the cope, St. James the Less. To the right of the Crucifixion group is St. Paul ; next, St. Matthew ; and below, St. James the Greater. In the intervening spaces are represented the three hierarchies of angels. Two other figures, those of a layman and a cleric, are placed near the long orphrey. Each figure bear...
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