. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . *•./•■■■» -. VHE LTW YOBK(PUBLIC IIBKARyI ASTOR, Lerccx ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE Hunters are exceedingly desirous of captur-ing the unicorn, and yet it is so fierce thatthey dare not approach near. To gain theirobject they have recourse to the foUowingplan. They ask a chaste virgin to deck herselfin all her beautiful ornaments, and then theyset her in the middle of a forest. Directlythe unicorn sees her, it comes and puts itshead into her lap, where it is easily captive is afterwards taken off to thek
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . *•./•■■■» -. VHE LTW YOBK(PUBLIC IIBKARyI ASTOR, Lerccx ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE Hunters are exceedingly desirous of captur-ing the unicorn, and yet it is so fierce thatthey dare not approach near. To gain theirobject they have recourse to the foUowingplan. They ask a chaste virgin to deck herselfin all her beautiful ornaments, and then theyset her in the middle of a forest. Directlythe unicorn sees her, it comes and puts itshead into her lap, where it is easily captive is afterwards taken off to thekings palace, where the hunters receive agreat reward. In some Bestiaries the virginis shown standing and not seated. The uni-corns horn, which is mentioned in Ps. xxh. 21 Thou hast heard me also from the hornsof the unicorns, was supposed to be a safe-guard against poisoning, as well as a dangerousweapon of attack. It is curious that the unicorn is made tostand for so sacred a subject as the Incarna-tion of our Saviour : the horn of salvationin the house of His servant David. Manydesir
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