The Cathedral Church of Exeter a Description of Its Fabric And a Brief History
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The Reredos. — This, too, is modern work, and most suc- cessfully has Earp carried out the designs ot Sir Gilbert Scott. It is of alabaster, inlaid with agate, cornelian, and jasper. In the centre of the three compartments into which it is divided is the Ascension, the other two groups representing the Descent G 82 Exeter Cathedral. From the Cross and the Transfiguration. As the work has met with considerable opposition, it is well to remember Canon Freeman's words, he having the best of all ri...ghts to speak. "With its delicate canopies of alabaster, and sculptures wrought in bold relief, its inlay of choice marbles, its redundance of costly stones, and its attendant angel figures, it enshrines a multitude of ideas well harmonizing with its place and pur- pose. " The ancient altar of Stapledon's has long since dis- appeared. This was mostly of silver, the mensa only being of marble. In the monument of Leofric, erected by Hoker, the historian, was found a large slab of marble marked with crosses.
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