. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 58a. ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE possibly have been the ancestor of ourdomestic cattle. The serra is a small sea monster with thehead of a Hon, and the tail of a fish. It hasgreat wings and spreads them out so that itmay try to overtake ships by their aid. Butafter going some distance it grows weary, anddisappears beneath the waves. This creaturesignifies the man with good intentions, whois not strong enough to keep them. In athirteenth century Bestiary in the BritishMuseum (Vit. D. 1) it is contrasted with theman wh
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . 58a. ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE possibly have been the ancestor of ourdomestic cattle. The serra is a small sea monster with thehead of a Hon, and the tail of a fish. It hasgreat wings and spreads them out so that itmay try to overtake ships by their aid. Butafter going some distance it grows weary, anddisappears beneath the waves. This creaturesignifies the man with good intentions, whois not strong enough to keep them. In athirteenth century Bestiary in the BritishMuseum (Vit. D. 1) it is contrasted with theman who endures to the end, and on thataccount will be saved. In a fourteenthcentury MS. in the same place (Slo. 3544) theserra is figured pursuing a boat. Its wings areHke nothing more than a huge open umbrella,held point downwards. A somewhat similar creature is the remora,which, though only a tiny fish, can keep a shipsteady by fastening itself on to the keel. Itis therefore typical of Christ, Who will pre-vent our being capsized among the tempta-tions of this world. Phny, accordi
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