Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesSexually explicit sculptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in France and Spain. This fascinating study examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as magical fertility symbols, nor even as idols of ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk, and thus gave support to the Church's moral teachings. |
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... detailoftriple window 20 Anguipedal womanat Poitiers, NotreDamelaGrande
21 SemurenBrionnais: megaphallic atlasanda femme aux serpents 22
Fuentidueña: mermaids in inlandSpain 23 Mouliherne: tresspulling mermaid
andcentauress ...
... detailoftriple window 20 Anguipedal womanat Poitiers, NotreDamelaGrande
21 SemurenBrionnais: megaphallic atlasanda femme aux serpents 22
Fuentidueña: mermaids in inlandSpain 23 Mouliherne: tresspulling mermaid
andcentauress ...
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39 Poitiers, SaintHilaire: an exhibiting pair 40 San Pedro de Tejada 41 Cervatos:
the window capital; a pair of corbels 42 Mosnac: acouple andamermaid 43
Maillezais: holy love? 44 Frómista: an exhibiting pair,snakes in attendance 45 ...
39 Poitiers, SaintHilaire: an exhibiting pair 40 San Pedro de Tejada 41 Cervatos:
the window capital; a pair of corbels 42 Mosnac: acouple andamermaid 43
Maillezais: holy love? 44 Frómista: an exhibiting pair,snakes in attendance 45 ...
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... as though not intended for architectural usebutonly decoration ofaparticular
kind.They doappearabroad on flatmetopes (the spacebetween corbels)inFrance
and Spain, forinstance atSaintHilairein Poitiers orSaintSavinieninMelle, where
they ...
... as though not intended for architectural usebutonly decoration ofaparticular
kind.They doappearabroad on flatmetopes (the spacebetween corbels)inFrance
and Spain, forinstance atSaintHilairein Poitiers orSaintSavinieninMelle, where
they ...
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... we have no hesitation in claiming that the floruit of these carvings lies between
1080 (SaintSavinien in Melle and SaintHilaire in Poitiers) and 1250 (the
cathedral of SaintPierre in Poitiers) with a zenith round about 1150 (slightly later
in the ...
... we have no hesitation in claiming that the floruit of these carvings lies between
1080 (SaintSavinien in Melle and SaintHilaire in Poitiers) and 1250 (the
cathedral of SaintPierre in Poitiers) with a zenith round about 1150 (slightly later
in the ...
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| Title | Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval Churches African Studies |
| Authors | James Jerman, Anthony Weir |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1135862311, 9781135862312 |
| Length | 168 pages |
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