medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There is a study devoted to English Art: SCHMIDT, Gary D., The Iconography
of the Mouth of Hell. Eighth-Century Britain to the Fifteenth Century,
Selingsgrove, SUP, 1995.
For the fishy aspect of the Mouth of Hell, John Boadman, " 'Very Like a
Whale' - Classical Sea Monsters", in FARKAS, Ann E., Prudence O. HARPER and
Evelyn O. HARRISON (ed.), _Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval
Worlds. Papers presented in honor of Edith Porada_, Mainz am Rhein, Ph. von
Zabern, 1987, pp. 73-84
I hope that it helps
Carlos
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From: "John McChesney-Young" <[log in to unmask]>
> Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> is having trouble with her
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> On the North wall of the chancel of this church (North Cove) there
> was a Harrowing of Hell in which the jaws of Hell looked decidedly
> fishy - is this something to do with the story of Jonah as
> prefiguring the Harrowing?
>
> In medieval iconography Jonah prefigures Christ, who was in the tomb
> three days. The jaws of hell as "fishy" probably arises from
> Leviathan in the OT. There are many Romanesque tympana (and some
> Gothic) with this theme. Let me know if you'd like any URLs at
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> MG
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