Animal symbolism in ecclesiastical architecture (1896)
Evans, E. P. (Edward Payson), 1831-1917 · New York : H. Holt · leaf 222
would seem rather In Ecclesiastical Architecture 207 to represent the carrying of the cat to execution.Tabby lies on a litter, which might be mistaken fora bier, but is really a stretcher used instead of ahangmans cart, borne by rats and mice, and pre-ceded by a long procession of these rodents… … Execution of the Cat. {Cailicdral of Tarragona, Spain.) followed by a more lively spectacle : the cat springsup and catches a rat, while the rest of the solemnassembly disperse in all directions, leaving thesacred utensils and the pompous paraphernalia ofthe panic-stricken procession scattered on…
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