Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture (1913)
Collins, Arthur H · London : Sir I. Pitman · leaf 26
ng accustomed. A question which we might naturally askis this : Did the architects and preachers ofthe Middle Ages believe in the existence ofall those strange animals, such as dragonsand centaurs, of which they made practicaluse ? Did they believe in the current folk-lorewhich they voiced and… … ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE about, any more than some clergymen areparticular about the absolute truth of thestories they tell children from the pulpit.The application, the lesson, is the thing!This statement might be proved by referencesto early Fathers such as S. Augustine andS. Basil, and also…
Christian art and symbolism · Animals in art · Church architecture -- Details · Church decoration and ornament
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