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Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture (1913)

Collins, Arthur H · London : Sir I. Pitman · leaf 94

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t seems to be the viewtaken by Mr. Romilly Allen. It is difficult,howfever, to decide what animals are carvedon the extreme edge of the tympanum.They are not likely to be other symbols of theEvangeHsts, but they seem rather like a lionhunting a griffin on each side. The symbol-ism of this would be…

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