THE GREAT CHURCH AT OBERWESEL.

Has one of the most perfect, as well as the most beautiful screens in

Germany (see plate); but in its arrangement it resembles the French,

rather than the German types, as the entrance to the choir is in the

centre, and there are two side altars in the vaulted space under the

loft. The details of this screen are most beautifully wrought, and the

mouldings are of the purest form. This church was served by religious,

and the screen is therefore solid, and panelled, to correspond with the

division of the pillars. The screen is not the only interesting object

in this church. The stalls are finely wrought, and the high altar is

surmounted by a splendid triptych, richly painted and gilt. The sacristy

remains in the original state; there are several incised slabs and mural

paintings, and altogether it is a church of very great interest.

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