Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture

Arthur H Collins

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'y/,-y/'/'^'/:-y/yA THE LIBRARY OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ANGELESLOS ANIMALSSYMBOLISM OF AND BIRDS From the same Publishers ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS BY Bligh Bond, F.R.I.B.A.,F. AND The Rev. Dom Bede Camm, O.S.B. With over full-page88 collotype reproductions, upwardsand of 300 other beautiful illustrations. In demy two vols.,4to, handsome cloth gilt, gilt 32s. net.top, SYMBOLISM OF, ANIMALS AND BIRDS REPRESENTED IN ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE BY ARTHUR H. COLLINS, M.A. LONDON : SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD. No. 1 AMEN CORNER, E.C. . . . 1913 Printed by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., Londo.v, Bath -AND New York - 1913 NA ^^ CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE ANIMALI. SOURCES OF SYMBOLISM . . 1 II. THE APE, ASS, BEAVER, BEAR, BOAR, 22CAMEL, DOG, ELEPHANT... III. THE FOX, GOAT, HART AND ANTELOPE, HYENA...... 45 IV. LAMB, LIONTHE HEDGEHOG, . . 61 V. THE OX, PIG, PANTHER, SALAMANDER . 81 THE TIGER,VI. SHEEP, WHALE AND FISH, WOLF 94 VII. THE CHARADRIUS, COCK AND HEN, DOVE 114 VIII. THE EAGLE, GOOSE, PEACOCK, PELICAN, RAVEN . , . . . . 133 IX. THE BASILISK OR COCKATRICE AND CENTAUR . . . . .145 X. THE DRAGON OR SERPENT . . . 157 XI. THE GRIFFIN, HYDRA AND CROCODILE, MANTICHORA, MERMAID OR SYREN . 186 ^ XII. THE SPHINX, TERREBOLEN, UNICORN, SERRA, REMORA AND PHCENIX . . 204 XIII. CONCLUSION ..... 229 TABLE OF PHOTOGRAPHS . . .231 INDEX 237 1126609 LARGELYLIST OF BOOKS CONSULTED Ireland. By1. Christian Symbolism in Great Britain and Romilly Allen. J. Architecture. By2.

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• Church architecture
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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 8
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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'y/,-y/'/'^'/:-y/yATHE LIBRARY
OF
THEUNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA
ANGELESLOSANIMALSSYMBOLISM OF
AND BIRDSFrom the same Publishers
ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS
BY
Bligh Bond, F.R.I.B.A.,F.
AND
The Rev. Dom Bede Camm, O.S.B.
With over full-page88 collotype
reproductions, upwardsand of 300
other beautiful illustrations. In
demy two vols.,4to, handsome cloth
gilt, gilt 32s. net.top,SYMBOLISM
OF,
ANIMALS AND BIRDS
REPRESENTED IN ENGLISH
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE
BY
ARTHUR H. COLLINS, M.A.
LONDON : SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD.
No. 1 AMEN CORNER, E.C. . . . 1913Printed by Sir Isaac Pitman
& Sons, Ltd., Londo.v, Bath
-AND New York - 1913