Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval ChurchesB.T. Batsford, 1986 - 166 pages |
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Page 22
... monks ' zealousness in pursuing these evils is not without a tinge of guilt , for we read that they were perpetually judging and chastising each other for ' impure thoughts ' and , worse , ' impure deeds ' , by which we understand ...
... monks ' zealousness in pursuing these evils is not without a tinge of guilt , for we read that they were perpetually judging and chastising each other for ' impure thoughts ' and , worse , ' impure deeds ' , by which we understand ...
Page 65
... monks of Europe , seven centuries later , more comfortably installed in stone - built ab- beys , monasteries and priories , copying and meditating on the works of the great teachers of Christianity like St Jerome , underwent the same ...
... monks of Europe , seven centuries later , more comfortably installed in stone - built ab- beys , monasteries and priories , copying and meditating on the works of the great teachers of Christianity like St Jerome , underwent the same ...
Page 66
... monks could not wait until Judgment Day and were not willing to postpone punishment until the next world ... monk . " The winding serpent slithered his way into both their breasts and gladdened the vitals of the man ' , in consequence ...
... monks could not wait until Judgment Day and were not willing to postpone punishment until the next world ... monk . " The winding serpent slithered his way into both their breasts and gladdened the vitals of the man ' , in consequence ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Ugly as sin | 23 |
The Romanesque background | 31 |
Copyright | |
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