Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesB.T. Batsford, 1986 - 166 pages |
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Page 32
... animals juxtaposed with them remind us of the continuous and tradi- tional patterns still found today on Eastern carpets . Mediterranean wave and meander bor- ders run alongside Egyptian palmettes and Greek acanthus ; Moorish arabesques ...
... animals juxtaposed with them remind us of the continuous and tradi- tional patterns still found today on Eastern carpets . Mediterranean wave and meander bor- ders run alongside Egyptian palmettes and Greek acanthus ; Moorish arabesques ...
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... animals as in the moral and symbolic lessons to be drawn from them . The authors delighted in exploring the habits and sexual behaviour of animals of every shape and size , from hares to elephants , but found purely imaginary mythical ...
... animals as in the moral and symbolic lessons to be drawn from them . The authors delighted in exploring the habits and sexual behaviour of animals of every shape and size , from hares to elephants , but found purely imaginary mythical ...
Page 125
... animals which are typical of the Herefordshire atelier are found at Parthenay - le - Vieux ; the tetramorph ( signs ... animal and human masks on corbels are every- where indistinguishable one from another . One particular carving known ...
... animals which are typical of the Herefordshire atelier are found at Parthenay - le - Vieux ; the tetramorph ( signs ... animal and human masks on corbels are every- where indistinguishable one from another . One particular carving known ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Ugly as sin | 23 |
The Romanesque background | 31 |
Copyright | |
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