Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture (1913)
Collins, Arthur H · London : Sir I. Pitman & sons,ltd. · leaf 82
on symbolisessolitude, or perhaps the manner of the saintsdeath. Three principal characteristics of thelion are recorded in the Bestiaries. (1) When he is pursued by hunters he isable to efface the tracks of his feet with histail. So the Lion of the tribe of Judah concealed His Godhead from all who…
Christian art and symbolism · Animals in art · Church architecture · Church decoration and ornament
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