Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesB.T. Batsford, 1986 - 166 pages |
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... centaur twined with snakes is close by ) and San Giovanni - in - Borgo ( a capital now in the municipal museum ) . A ... centaur becomes con- fused with a minotaur ; at Rosheim a centaur and mermaid combine to form the hydrocentaur ...
... centaur twined with snakes is close by ) and San Giovanni - in - Borgo ( a capital now in the municipal museum ) . A ... centaur becomes con- fused with a minotaur ; at Rosheim a centaur and mermaid combine to form the hydrocentaur ...
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... centaur and a hydrocentaur attack one another , whilst flank- ing centauresses bite the ears of a human- headed ... centaur with no arms is stabbed by a man ; at Maubourguet a centaur plays a harp on a corbel , thus recalling another ...
... centaur and a hydrocentaur attack one another , whilst flank- ing centauresses bite the ears of a human- headed ... centaur with no arms is stabbed by a man ; at Maubourguet a centaur plays a harp on a corbel , thus recalling another ...
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... centaur shoots a horse , and at Guardo , nearby , the font has a centaur - sagittar- ius with a quadruped on its back alongside an ithyphallic splay - legged man ; at Fuentidueña the centaur has a rider ; they shoot at a peacock at ...
... centaur shoots a horse , and at Guardo , nearby , the font has a centaur - sagittar- ius with a quadruped on its back alongside an ithyphallic splay - legged man ; at Fuentidueña the centaur has a rider ; they shoot at a peacock at ...
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Introduction | 7 |
Ugly as sin | 23 |
The Romanesque background | 31 |
Copyright | |
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