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Identifier: symbolismofanim00coll (find matches)
Title: Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Collins, Arthur H
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism Animals in art Church architecture Church decoration and ornament
Publisher: London : Sir I. Pitman & sons,ltd.
Contributing Library: PIMS - University of Toronto
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tosave his soul alive. In a splendid English Bestiary of thethirteenth century in the British Museum(Harl. 4751) the hunters are depicted withtheir prize, while the beaver is allowed toescape. The bear often figures in Norman archi-tecture, where it is probably a symbol of thedevil. Such, for example, is the interpretationwhich S. Augustine gives in his sermons,when he explains the significance of Davidscombat with the lion and the bear. The bestexamples we know of are carved on the southdoor of the exquisite Norman church ofBarfreston. Here are two bears (or possiblya bear and another animal) discussing withevident relish the contents of a hive of honey.Below this is a still more curious medallion.A bear is playing the harp, whilst a nakedhuman figure is contorting itself to themusic, with both hands and feet upon theground. Antiquaries have been much puzzledby this : What does it all mean ? To thepresent writer the simplest interpretationseems the best. It means that the devil is 30
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  • booksubject:Church_architecture
  • booksubject:Church_decoration_and_ornament
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  • bookcontributor:PIMS___University_of_Toronto
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