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Identifier: symbolismanimals00coll (find matches)
Title: Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Collins, Arthur H
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism Animals in art Church architecture -- Details Church decoration and ornament
Publisher: London : Sir I. Pitman
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ulse which so enraged himthat he had her put to dreadful torture.When she was immured in a dungeon, she wastempted by Satan in the form of a dragon,which finally swallowed her up. But thedragon instantly burst, and the saint emergedalive. She was at length beheaded by orderof the cruel governor. The symbolism of the story is of coursethe usual one of sin being conquered by thepower of the Cross. There is much similarity in Norman repre-sentations of S. Margaret and the dragon.The saints head and shoulders are generallycarved as coming out of a hole in the centreof the beast, while her heels are just disappear-ing into the dragons mouth. We find thisscene on a capital in the church of Bredforton,Worcestershire, and on the fonts of Cowlamand Cotham, Yorks. On the pedestal ofthe fifteenth century font of Docking, Nor-folk, there are eight female saints, andamong them is S. Margaret with spear anddragon. On the tympanum of Ault Hucknall thedragon is bursting and S. Margaret is issuing 182
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  • bookpublisher:London___Sir_I__Pitman
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