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Antiquaries And Antiquities.
It would scarcely be believed that the nineteenth century could produce Scripture prints such as these ; indeed , they are only to be matched by going back to the date Avhich gave rise to those in Carpenters' Hall , and even then Ave must seek , not among the serious productions of the period , for a parallel , but rather among those in Avhich monkish artists gave a loose to their
grotesque fancies . Of these last ive shall take two specimens from the windows of a cathedral in the LOAV Countries , premising that Ave take them from report . The first represents the sacrifice of Isaac . Abraham has bound his son , and laid him on the altar ; but instead of taking " the knife , " he takes an arquebuss , Avith Avhich he is preparing to bloAv out Isaac ' s brains : aboA r e is an
angel , Avith a pah * of bellows in his hand , blowing the priming out of the pan ! A second represents Jonah cast ashore at Nineveh , the same being made a seaport for the purpose . A roAv of goodly burgomasters are drawn up to receive the prophet , Avhose mode of approach is someAvhat peculiar . The Avhale „ Avithout which the picture could not be completeis opening his
, mouth , and putting out his tongue , over which , as over a bridge , Jonah is walking towards a quay , planted with trees , and having a background of gable-fronted houses . As he approaches , he lifts from his head a cocked hat , and politely boAVS to the circle
before him . We have our doubts about the cocked hat , but all the rest is probable enough . Time will not allow us to continue this subject , and we must return to the societies for the promotion of archaeology , ancl SIIOAV in Avhat manner it seems most probable that they might accomplish their object . In the first place , there are many among
them which , because they profess to do the same things , do but hinder one another , or at least take the Avork each out of the hands of the other . Why should they not all be amalgamated ? The title of A . S . A ., as proposed above , might be conferred on all the members of the auxiliary societies , and thus the whole form a body equivalent to the French Academy of Inscriptions . It
Avould be difficult , perhaps , to overcome the opposition which such a proposition Avould excite ; but , though of far inferior moment to the reform of the Society of Antiquaries , it would still be far from an inconsiderable aid to the development of archaeological science . Each section might publish its OAVU proceedingsvolumes more convenient in size and form than
, bulk y quartos might appear at clue intervals , ancl the " Arclueologia" might be brought to a conclusion . It is true that the prospect appears like a peep into Utopia , but it is certainly practicable , and woulcl , Avith scarcely a doubt , be productive of good .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Antiquaries And Antiquities.
It would scarcely be believed that the nineteenth century could produce Scripture prints such as these ; indeed , they are only to be matched by going back to the date Avhich gave rise to those in Carpenters' Hall , and even then Ave must seek , not among the serious productions of the period , for a parallel , but rather among those in Avhich monkish artists gave a loose to their
grotesque fancies . Of these last ive shall take two specimens from the windows of a cathedral in the LOAV Countries , premising that Ave take them from report . The first represents the sacrifice of Isaac . Abraham has bound his son , and laid him on the altar ; but instead of taking " the knife , " he takes an arquebuss , Avith Avhich he is preparing to bloAv out Isaac ' s brains : aboA r e is an
angel , Avith a pah * of bellows in his hand , blowing the priming out of the pan ! A second represents Jonah cast ashore at Nineveh , the same being made a seaport for the purpose . A roAv of goodly burgomasters are drawn up to receive the prophet , Avhose mode of approach is someAvhat peculiar . The Avhale „ Avithout which the picture could not be completeis opening his
, mouth , and putting out his tongue , over which , as over a bridge , Jonah is walking towards a quay , planted with trees , and having a background of gable-fronted houses . As he approaches , he lifts from his head a cocked hat , and politely boAVS to the circle
before him . We have our doubts about the cocked hat , but all the rest is probable enough . Time will not allow us to continue this subject , and we must return to the societies for the promotion of archaeology , ancl SIIOAV in Avhat manner it seems most probable that they might accomplish their object . In the first place , there are many among
them which , because they profess to do the same things , do but hinder one another , or at least take the Avork each out of the hands of the other . Why should they not all be amalgamated ? The title of A . S . A ., as proposed above , might be conferred on all the members of the auxiliary societies , and thus the whole form a body equivalent to the French Academy of Inscriptions . It
Avould be difficult , perhaps , to overcome the opposition which such a proposition Avould excite ; but , though of far inferior moment to the reform of the Society of Antiquaries , it would still be far from an inconsiderable aid to the development of archaeological science . Each section might publish its OAVU proceedingsvolumes more convenient in size and form than
, bulk y quartos might appear at clue intervals , ancl the " Arclueologia" might be brought to a conclusion . It is true that the prospect appears like a peep into Utopia , but it is certainly practicable , and woulcl , Avith scarcely a doubt , be productive of good .