Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture (1913)
Collins, Arthur H · London : Sir I. Pitman · leaf 30
d fanciful that we cannot tell whatwas the artists intention. Yet we are surethat, where investigation and comparisonenable us to fix for certain the identity of theanimal, the religious, moral or doctrinallessons attached will generally be found inour Bestiaries, or more easily still in ourBibles.… … ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE Bible the reference to Our Lord, the Lamb ofGod that taketh away the sins of the world,the Lamb that was slain of the Revelation. Or when again we have performed thecomparatively easy task of recognising thecarvings of the lion, we shall in all probabilityfind its exact…
Christian art and symbolism · Animals in art · Church architecture -- Details · Church decoration and ornament
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