. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE On the tympana at Parwich and Hognastonit appears with other animals as subdued bythe power of the Christian religion. It canbe told by its twisted tail, and in these casesit has not tusks as a wild boar has. The domestic pig is to be found on thelead font of late twelfth century date atBrookland, Kent ; perhaps the most remark-able lead font we have. Round the font,which is made of ten sheets of lead solderedtogether, are two tiers of arcading, the toptier containing the signs of the Zodiac, the
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE On the tympana at Parwich and Hognastonit appears with other animals as subdued bythe power of the Christian religion. It canbe told by its twisted tail, and in these casesit has not tusks as a wild boar has. The domestic pig is to be found on thelead font of late twelfth century date atBrookland, Kent ; perhaps the most remark-able lead font we have. Round the font,which is made of ten sheets of lead solderedtogether, are two tiers of arcading, the toptier containing the signs of the Zodiac, thebottom the occupations of the months of theyear. Those from March to October arerepeated twice. For November we have theSagittarius, or Sagutarius, as it is prob-ably inscribed, and for December we haveCapricornus. The occupations of these two months aresomewhat amusing. In November the man isshown knocking down acorns for his pig,but, alas, in December that same pig hasto be killed with an axe for the Christmasfestivities. The occupations of the monthson this font
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