Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture (1913)
Collins, Arthur H · London : Sir I. Pitman · leaf 230
58a r V % ^ ./ … ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE possibly have been the ancestor of ourdomestic cattle. The serra is a small sea monster with thehead of a lion, and the tail of a fish. It hasgreat wings and spreads them out so that itmay try to overtake ships by their aid. Butafter going some distance it grows weary,…
Christian art and symbolism · Animals in art · Church architecture -- Details · Church decoration and ornament
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