Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesB.T. Batsford, 1986 - 166 pages |
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... beakhead decoration and exhibitionist pairs Detailed map of Saintonge 61 Map of Normandy showing beakheads and exhibitionists 62 Page from the Escorial Beatus showing Satan in a sheela position 63 Continental beakheads at Cuvergnon and ...
... beakhead decoration and exhibitionist pairs Detailed map of Saintonge 61 Map of Normandy showing beakheads and exhibitionists 62 Page from the Escorial Beatus showing Satan in a sheela position 63 Continental beakheads at Cuvergnon and ...
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... beakheads . On the north jamb there is an actual beakhead among these . On the south jamb , her lower portions filled - in crudely with plaster , is a sheela - to judge by the features of the head , shoulders , arms and knees . The ...
... beakheads . On the north jamb there is an actual beakhead among these . On the south jamb , her lower portions filled - in crudely with plaster , is a sheela - to judge by the features of the head , shoulders , arms and knees . The ...
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... beakhead decoration is in need of research . ) The association of beakhead decoration and sexual exhibitionists gives dating evidence which suggests that Poitou - Saintonge is the area where these were first elaborated , and that these ...
... beakhead decoration is in need of research . ) The association of beakhead decoration and sexual exhibitionists gives dating evidence which suggests that Poitou - Saintonge is the area where these were first elaborated , and that these ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Ugly as sin | 23 |
The Romanesque background | 31 |
Copyright | |
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