The grotesque in church art . ings refer to what we may call pre-Fable orco-Fable conceptions. There may be other material lying hidden in our greatlibraries, but search for early Reynard drawings producesalmost nothing. At Ripon the Fox is shewn without vestments, in a neatGothic pulpit adorned with carvings of the trefoil.# His * The Church Treasury, by William Andrews, 1898, p. 193. 198 THE GROTESQUE IN CHURCH ART. hands, and what they may have held, are gone. His con-gregation is to his right a goose, to his left a cock, who appearto be uttering responses, while his face is significant ofc
The grotesque in church art . ings refer to what we may call pre-Fable orco-Fable conceptions. There may be other material lying hidden in our greatlibraries, but search for early Reynard drawings producesalmost nothing. At Ripon the Fox is shewn without vestments, in a neatGothic pulpit adorned with carvings of the trefoil.# His * The Church Treasury, by William Andrews, 1898, p. 193. 198 THE GROTESQUE IN CHURCH ART. hands, and what they may have held, are gone. His con-gregation is to his right a goose, to his left a cock, who appearto be uttering responses, while his face is significant ofconscious slyness. In Beverley Minster the Preaching Fox is in a squarepanelled pulpit on four legs ; before him are seven geese, oneof whom slumbers peacefully. He wears a gown and cowl,has a rosary in his right hand, and appears to be performinghis part with some animation. Behind the pulpit stands anape with a goose hung on a stick, while another fox—to givepoint to the lesson—is slinking off with a goose slung over his. THE PREACHING FOX, RITON. back. At St. Marys, Beverley, the various carvings have adecidedly manuscript appearance. The one of the PreachingFox has labels, upon which, in some unknown original, mayhave been inscribed texts or other matter. Here the Foxwears only his scapulaire, and has his right hand raised incorrect exhortative manner; his pulpit is of stone, and isearly. Behind stand two persons, perhaps male and female,whose religious dress would lead us to suppose them torepresent the class to whose teaching a fox-like character is tobe attributed. At the front are seated two apes, also in
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