Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France : including Bourges, Troyes, Reims and Rouen (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 131
amb of Godwith a pastoral staff andthe pail for divine nur-ture; the Ship and theLighthouse, which is the Church guided by the preceptsof the Cross; and birds, the souls of the righteous,feeding upon the grapes of the True Vine. The number of general symbols gradually increased.Many colours and… … THE CARVING OF THE CLOWN TEACH-ING A MONKEY TO READ. BOURGES. Symbolism lOI Finally the church building itself became a compen-dium of symbolism and every part had its meaning. Inhis Mystical Mirror of the XII century, Hugh ofSaint-Victor wrote, The material edifice in which thepeople come together…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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