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39264	Wildridge, T. Tindall (Thomas Tindall)	The Grotesque in Church Art			.txt	text/plain	41113	2097	70	carved than the animal forms, and both better than the human. [Illustration: COMMUNICATING A STRIKING IDEA, BEVERLEY MINSTER.] the earlier image carving, for the household gods of the ancient Hebrews, The ancient poets called the sun (at one time symbolically of (and other animals) and the dragons, met among church grotesques, though [Illustration: DRAGON AND CHILD, BEVERLEY MINSTER.] There was a popular opinion at one time that the bulk of church carvings cowl of the seated figure, appears to declare that this is to illustrate [Illustration: FOOL'S HEADS, BEVERLEY MINSTER.] It is probable that the religious ideas and artistic forms met in ancient [Illustration: IBIS-HEADED FIGURE FROM AN UNKNOWN CHURCH.] is the Fox in mediæval art, illustrative of ideas partly found in other birds, is frequently illustrated by church carvings. Situations of the Grotesque Ornament in Church Art. The places chosen for the execution of the work which, by reason of its	./cache/39264.txt	./txt/39264.txt