. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE neighbourhood of Paradise, wheie the man-dragora grows. Of this plant they eat. Whenthe mother is about to bring forth her young,she goes into a pond until the water touchesher breast, and there gives them birth. Asthe Psalmist says : Save me, O God, forthe waters are come in to my soul. Mean-while the male keeps watch against thedragon, which seeks to devour the newlyborn elephant. If the male discovers thedragon, he kills him by stamping on himwith his feet. The combat of the elephant Ja
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE neighbourhood of Paradise, wheie the man-dragora grows. Of this plant they eat. Whenthe mother is about to bring forth her young,she goes into a pond until the water touchesher breast, and there gives them birth. Asthe Psalmist says : Save me, O God, forthe waters are come in to my soul. Mean-while the male keeps watch against thedragon, which seeks to devour the newlyborn elephant. If the male discovers thedragon, he kills him by stamping on himwith his feet. The combat of the elephant Jand the dragon is often drawn in old manu-scripts. Sometimes the dragon wounds theelephant, as the latter crushes him down ;sometimes the dragon manages to coil himselfround the elephants body. The elephants are in an absurd way typicalof Adam and Eve, who ate of the forbiddenfruit, and also have the dragon for theirenemy. It was supposed that the elephant(much hke the elks of Juhus Caesar) used tosleep by leaning against a tree. The hunterswould come by night, and cut the
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