medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 11/4/2011 12:20 PM, Cormack, Margaret Jean wrote:
> What is the hand behind the pillar and dragon in the last pictures? Is there a head as well?
My photos don't show the answer, but there is a nice image on Wikimedia
Commons that does:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yorkminsterwalterdegraytombvertical.jpg
> Can you (or other list members) comment on how common it is for a saint to be portrayed treading on a dragon, and when the motif starts to appear?
I don't know, and would be interested in the answer as well!
Genevra
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