God's Beasts: Identify & Understand Animals In Church Carvings

M. W. Tisdall

Verlag: Charlesfort Press, 1999

Beschreibung

Plymouth: Charlesfort press, 1999. Signed with a gift inscription by the author. Softcover. 280 pages. B & w photographs throughout. Corners slightly creased, text clean, a very good copy.  'There are birds and animals in every nook and corner of our mediaeval churches. They are very familiar but we forget that they carry a spiritual or moral message. As well as showing the beauty and sensitivity of the carvers, this magnificent volume shows how the Church used to reinforce its teaching. There are more than one hundred different animals, with chapters on The Green Man, The Harrowing of Hell, Sheila-Na-Gis and The Seven Deadly Sins.'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1699538146998

Bibliografische Details

Titel: God's Beasts: Identify & Understand Animals ...

Verlag: Charlesfort Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1999

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition