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Gargoyles and Grotesques

Shire Library

By (author) Alex Woodcock
Format: Paperback / softback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Shire Publications
Published: 10th May 2011
Dimensions: w 129mm h 208mm d 4mm
Weight: 160g
ISBN-10: 0747808317
ISBN-13: 9780747808312
Barcode No: 9780747808312
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Synopsis
Gargoyles are an architectural feature designed to throw rainwater clear of the walls of a building. Widely used on medieval churches, these water spouts were often richly decorated and fashioned as serpents' heads and grotesque demons. Today, the term gargoyle is also popularly applied to any carved decorative head or creature high up on a building, and this book is an exploration of all of these enchanting features. Written by an academic and stonecarver, it is the perfect introduction to this fascinating subject from the medieval period to the modern. It explores the typical imagery, the theories that explain them, and considers the carvings within their architectural and social contexts.

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