Vienna, and were among the most valued and venerated of church
treasures. They also were publicly exhibited at the coronations, and
consisted of the lance which pierced the Saviour's side when upon the
cross; a piece of the cross, showing the hole made by the nail which
pierced one of the Saviour's hands; one of the nails; and five of the
thorns of the crown put upon his head by the soldiers; a portion of the
manger of Bethlehem; a piece of the table-cloth used at the Last Supper;
and a piece of the towel with which Christ wiped the Apostles' feet; an
arm-bone of St. Anne; a tooth of St. John the Baptist; a piece of the
coat of St. John the Evangelist; and three links of the chains which
bound St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. John in the Roman prison.

[246-*] Edgar Taylor's "Lays of the Minnesingers."

[250-*] It is seen in our view from Albert Duerer's house, and is close
beside the gate of the town.

[257-*] Our engraving (Fig. 257) is taken from a sketch made on this
spot, looking back towards the city, and its ancient castle on the rock.
Krafft's sculptures are seen to the left, at intervals, on the
road-side.

[258-*] He also is interred in this cemetery. So is Duerer's friend,
Pirkheimer; his grave is No. 1414.

Transcriber's Note

Corrections:

95 Gealic changed to Gaelic
173 Figs 212, changed to Figs. 212,
174 Fig 215 represents changed to Fig. 215 represents
247 classical pourtraying changed to classical portraying

cross bar / cross-bar
Duerer / Durer
DUeRER / DURER
Duerer's / Durer's
ironwork / iron-work
Pinacotheck / Pinacothek

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