The grotesque in church art . —^==KS$8^f§ MDUEKN GAKGOVLK, AUINGDON, 1081. Contents. PAGE Preface ... v Introduction * i Definitions of the - ..... ^ The Carvers .. g The Artistic Qualities of Church Grotesques - 19 Gothic Ornament not Didactic 24 Ingrained Paganism - ... - 27 Mythic Origin - ........ 34 Hells Mouth 60 Satanic Representations - 64 The Devil and the Vices - - 78 Ale and the Alewife - - 99 Satires without Satan - - .... io6 Scriptural Illustrations - - - - - 112 Masks and Faces - - - 121 The Domestic and Popular - - - 134 The Pig and other Animal Musicians - -


The grotesque in church art . —^==KS$8^f§ MDUEKN GAKGOVLK, AUINGDON, 1081. Contents. PAGE Preface ... v Introduction * i Definitions of the - ..... ^ The Carvers .. g The Artistic Qualities of Church Grotesques - 19 Gothic Ornament not Didactic 24 Ingrained Paganism - ... - 27 Mythic Origin - ........ 34 Hells Mouth 60 Satanic Representations - 64 The Devil and the Vices - - 78 Ale and the Alewife - - 99 Satires without Satan - - .... io6 Scriptural Illustrations - - - - - 112 Masks and Faces - - - 121 The Domestic and Popular - - - 134 The Pig and other Animal Musicians - - - 152 Compound Forms - ........ l^y Nondescripts --------- 169 Rebuses - 173 Trinities - - 175 The Fox in Church Art -------- 184 Situations of Grotesque Ornament in Church Art - 213 Index - 219. A ROOF SUPPORTER, EVVELME, OXON. t$i (Brofeeque in £jHtrc$ (J&xf* >•<


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