medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 11/5/2011 3:56 AM, Madeleine Gray wrote:
> A much later example is the Welsh/Breton St Armel... the dragon gets smaller and smaller until it looks like a little pet dog peeping out from his robes
I have noticed a similar phenomenon in images of St. Margaret, e.g. the
second object (c.1500) on
http://www.KornbluthPhoto.com/SaintMargaret.html
The anonymous "black queen" effigy at Saint-Denis shows her trampling
two small dragons. (My recent photos of her are unfortunately not yet
processed.)
best,
Genevra
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