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with the group of the Trinity, may be safely 

 attributed to Maeda. 



Before leaving the Cathedral, the sacristy 

 should be visited. It contains Cano's Assumption 

 and two small statues by him ; a Crucifix by 

 Montanez ; a Holy Family, by Juan de Sevilla ; 

 and a Mary Immaculate by Bocanegra. The 

 treasury contains some wonderfully embroidered 

 vestments, and good, but not extraordinary, 

 examples of the silversmith's craft. The signet 

 ring of Sixtus III., and the monstrance presented 

 by Isabella, have of course, an historical interest. 



A casket is also shown to visitors, who are 

 assured it is that in which were placed the jewels 

 pawned by Isabella to provide funds for Colum- 

 bus's first voyage. If this is true, Pandora's 

 box was as nothing compared to this one ! The 

 Queen's Missal, the work of Francisco Flo res, 

 is beautifully illuminated. It is placed on the 

 high altar on the anniversary of the Reconquest. 

 Those interested in arms will handle with curiosity 

 the sword of Ferdinand the Catholic ; the hilt has 

 a spherical pommel and drooping quillons with 

 branches towards the blade, which is grooved for 

 about two-thirds of its length. Other relics of 

 the Catholic sovereigns are their sceptre, Isabella's 

 crown, the royal standards used at the Recon- 

 quest, and a chasuble said to have been em- 

 broidered by the Queen. 



