Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesB.T. Batsford, 1986 - 166 pages |
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Page 27
... corbel , whose head is between his legs , in the same position as the Grey Abbey figure's enormous scrotum ( Fig . 12c ) . The legs are almost identical in both carvings . Slightly off - centre on the left buttock is a hole which is ...
... corbel , whose head is between his legs , in the same position as the Grey Abbey figure's enormous scrotum ( Fig . 12c ) . The legs are almost identical in both carvings . Slightly off - centre on the left buttock is a hole which is ...
Page 38
... Corbels , on the other hand , although they too may be scattered in random order along a corbel table , are very often part and parcel of a scheme of didactic decoration . They support the important impact of the façade and portal ...
... Corbels , on the other hand , although they too may be scattered in random order along a corbel table , are very often part and parcel of a scheme of didactic decoration . They support the important impact of the façade and portal ...
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... corbel , out of sight above an aisle , at Ely Cathedral . Among Ireland's surviv- ing corbels is a buttock - shower at Grey Abbey . Apart from these examples , and this is a point to which we shall return , most British exhibi- tionist ...
... corbel , out of sight above an aisle , at Ely Cathedral . Among Ireland's surviv- ing corbels is a buttock - shower at Grey Abbey . Apart from these examples , and this is a point to which we shall return , most British exhibi- tionist ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Ugly as sin | 23 |
The Romanesque background | 31 |
Copyright | |
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