Caption

Four woodcarvings in an arcade of Worcester Cathedral, page, photomechanical print, Top left a sinner being roasted over a fire, top right an angel weighing souls, bottom left a man fighting a lion, bottom right a centaur with bow and arrow., number: 'IX, XII', c. 1863 - in or before 1873, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 305 mm x width 244 mm, interior of church, Sagittarius (zodiacal sign of November), psychostasis, the Archangel Michael weighing the souls in the scales (and stabbing the devil), carving, applied arts, The image shows four close-up photographs of carved stone architectural details arranged in a grid on a pale background. Each photograph captures a triangular section where curved ribbed arches converge toward an ornamental pendant. The top left photo features a carved scene with a horizontal beam and small figures above stylized flame-like foliage, with layered curved moldings framing the scene. The top right photo shows a winged figure holding a scale-like object beside a smaller figure suspended below, set within similar layered arches and worn stone texture. The bottom left photo displays a carved head with flowing drapery and surrounding foliate scrolls emerging from the converging ribs of the arches. The bottom right photo depicts a small armored figure holding a spear above decorative foliate motifs, all within the ribbed arch framework and weathered stone surfaces.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B00_090

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55.2Mb (10.4Mb) / 13.8in x 15.5in / 4142 x 4657 (300dpi)

Keywords

Four woodcarvings arcade Worcester Cathedral page photomechanical print Top left sinner roasted fire top right angel weighing souls bottom left man fighting lion bottom right centaur bow arrow number Ix Xii c 1863 - 1873 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 305 mm x width 244 mm interior church Sagittarius zodiacal sign November psychostasis Archangel Michael weighing scales stabbing devil carving applied arts image four close-up photographs carved stone architectural details arranged grid pale background photograph captures triangular section curved ribbed arches converge ornamental pendant top left photo features carved scene horizontal beam small figures stylized flame- foliage layered moldings framing scene top right photo winged figure holding scale- object beside smaller figure suspended set within layered arches worn stone texture bottom photo displays carved head flowing drapery surrounding foliate scrolls emerging converging ribs arches bottom right photo depicts small armored figure holding spear decorative foliate motifs within ribbed arch framework weathered stone surfaces