Divinity School pendants
Small figures of bishops and kings inhabit little niches in the pendants of the vaulting in Oxford's Divinity School. Perhaps this vault is a reminder of Christ's words: "In my Father's house there are many mansions", whereby the vault represents heaven (i.e., God's 'habitation') and the little niches are the mansions of heaven...
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Divinity School pendants
Small figures of bishops and kings inhabit little niches in the pendants of the vaulting in Oxford's Divinity School. Perhaps this vault is a reminder of Christ's words: "In my Father's house there are many mansions", whereby the vault represents heaven (i.e., God's 'habitation') and the little niches are the mansions of heaven...
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Uploaded on January 26, 2008
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