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The Grotesque in Church Art

by T. Tindall Wildridge

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Definitions of the Grotesque
  4. 4The Carvers
  5. 5The Artistic Quality of Church Grotesques
  6. 6Gothic Ornaments Not Didactic
  7. 7Ingrained Paganism
  8. 8Mythic Origin of Church Carvings
  9. 9Hell’s Mouth
  10. 10Satanic Representations
  11. 11The Devil and the Vices
  12. 12Ale and the Ale-wife
  13. 13Satires Without Satan
  14. 14Scriptural Illustrations
  15. 15Masks and Faces
  16. 16The Domestic and Popular
  17. 17The Pig and Other Animal Musicians
  18. 18Compound Forms
  19. 19Non-descripts
  20. 20Rebuses
  21. 21Trinities
  22. 22The Fox in Church Art
  23. 23Situations of the Grotesque Ornament in Church Art

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