Animal symbolism in ecclesiastical architecture (1896)
Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917 · New York : H. Holt · leaf 213
rth, but the sea also was pro-lific of wonders, the most re-markable of which was the so-called bishop-fish {Episcopusmarinus) or sea-bishop {Meer-bischof), a specimen of which issaid to have been caught in theBaltic in 1433. It had a mitreon its head, a crosier in its hand,and wore a dalmatica.… … Sea-bishop.(Gessners Fischbicck.) In Ecclesiastical Architecture 199 special reverence, to let it return to its nativeelement. This request was finally granted, and, intoken of joy and gratitude, it made the sign of thecross, and gave the episcopal benediction with itsfin, as it disappeared under…
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