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Emmaus. Disciples on the way to Emmaus. WINDOW XIX. 1. The Return of the Prodigal 2. The meeting of Jacob and Joseph. Son.[P] 3. The Incredulity of St. 4. Christ appearing to the Apostles Thomas. _without_ Thomas.[Q] [P] In the upper part of the left hand light is depicted the killing of the fatted calf. [Q] This subject and its type ought to precede numbers 1 and 3. WINDOW XX. 1. Elijah carried up to 2. Moses receives the Tables of Law. Heaven.[R] 3. The Ascension of Christ. 4. The Descent of the Holy Ghost. [R] He casts his mantle, represented by a lovely piece of ruby glass, down to Elisha. WINDOW XXI. 1. Peter and John heal the 2. The Apostles arrested.[S] lame man at the gate of the Temple. 3. Peter and the Apostles 4. The Death of Annanias.[U] going to the Temple.[T] [S] In the background, Peter and John are seen bound to a pillar and scourged. [T] In the background, Peter preaching inside the building. [U] In the background is seen his body being carried out for burial. WINDOW XXII. 1. The Conversion of St. Paul. 2. Paul conversing with Jews at Damascus.[V] 3. Paul and Barnabas at 4. Paul stoned at Lystra. Lystra. [V] In the background he is seen being let down in a basket from a window. In this and the preceding window figures of St. Luke, habited as a doctor, with his ox by him, alternate with figures of angels in the central light. WINDOW XXIII. 1. Paul and the Demoniac 2. Paul before the Chief Captain Woman. Lysias at Jerusalem. 3. Paul saying farewell at 4. Paul before Nero. Philippi.[W] [W] In this subject is a beautiful specimen of a late fifteenth century ship. The ship has her sails furled, and is anchored by her port anchor as her starboard anchor is fished (_i.e._ made fast with its shank horizontal) to the ship's side by her cable. An empty boat is alongside. At the top of the mainmast is a fighting top from which project two large spears. An excellent article on this ship was contributed by Messrs. H. H. Brindley, M.A., and Alan H. Moore, B.A., and read to the members of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society in 1909. WINDOW XXIV. 1. The Death of Tobit. 2. The Burial of Jacob. 3. The De
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