. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 42a. ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE made in Genesis, It shall bruise thy head,and thou shalt bruise his heel. On the north side there is a dragon whisper-ing into the ear of a man in laymans costume,or perhaps about to bite his ear off. Mr. suggests that, if the dragon is whisper-ing, .the reference may be to Simon Maguswhispering into the ear of Nero. Below thisdragon are the flames of hell. It is conjecturedthat Curdworth font may be of Saxon date. On the Norman font at Kirkby, nearLiverpool, Christ with His sh
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 42a. ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE made in Genesis, It shall bruise thy head,and thou shalt bruise his heel. On the north side there is a dragon whisper-ing into the ear of a man in laymans costume,or perhaps about to bite his ear off. Mr. suggests that, if the dragon is whisper-ing, .the reference may be to Simon Maguswhispering into the ear of Nero. Below thisdragon are the flames of hell. It is conjecturedthat Curdworth font may be of Saxon date. On the Norman font at Kirkby, nearLiverpool, Christ with His shaft is bruisingthe serpents head, the serpent or dragonbeing cleverly worked into a broad cablemoulding at the base of the font. S. George the Martyr was regarded withpeculiar reverence in England even beforeRichard I placed himself and his army underhis protection for the third crusade. In thethirteenth century S. George ousted Edwardthe Confessor as the Patron Saint of to the well-known legend, S. Georgewas a native of Cappadocia in the time of theRoman Empe
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