230 Description of the Crosses 



that is : attulit . [ala] bastrum unguenti : et stans retro secus pedes eius 

 lacrimis coepit rigare pedes eius, et capillis capitis sui tergebat. 



4. Christ's Healing of the Blind Man (John 9. 1 ff.). 



Christ at the left, distinguishable by his rayed nimbus, this time 

 of two rays each, instead of three, faces a man dressed like himself in 

 tunic and mantle. Christ is bearded, and is turned slightly towards 

 the spectator, while the man is in nearly full profile. The hair of both 

 falls to the shoulders. The right hand of the Saviour is extended 

 toward the man, and seems to hold a small rod, the end of which 

 is near the man's chin (this apparent rod, however, may perhaps 

 represent Christ's forearm, broken off save for this trace) ; Christ's 

 left hand is passed in front of himself, and touches the drapery which 

 falls from his right forearm. The inscription reads downward at the 

 spectator's left, as : 



ET . PRAETERIENS . VIDI .... [here mutilated] ; then down- 

 wards at the spectator's right, ANATIBITATEETSA .... [muti- 

 lation] BINFI [these doubtful] RMITATE [the last four are only pos- 

 sible]. 



This may stand for : et prcBteriens vidi\t hominem ccecum] a 

 nativitate, et sa[navit eum a]6 infirmitate. 



5. The Annunciation, or {Angelic) Salutation. 



The angel, who wears the plain nimbus, and is winged to the height 

 of his shoulders, is facing outward, slightly in the direction of the 

 Virgin. A ringlet falls behind his right shoulder. His right arm, 

 which is bent at the elbow at less than a right angle, seems to be bare, 

 and his two hands appear to be clasped. The advancement of his 

 left foot and the fall of his drapery indicate motion toward Mary, 

 as she, in turn, seems to be advancing toward him. She also wears 

 the plain nimbus. Her hair falls over her shoulders, one tress falling 

 over her right shoulder as a ringlet. She faces the angel, but turns 

 somewhat toward the spectator. Her head is slightly inclined toward 

 the angel. 



The inscription begins above : 



INGRESSVS 



That at the right is so mutilated as to be illegible, but at the left we 

 read : 



TE . . . BE . . . 



This stands, no doubt, for : Ingressus angelus ad earn dixit : Ave, 

 gratia plena, dominus tecum ■ benedicta tu in mulieribus. 



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