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The image is a well known popular boss in late medieval Devon roofs, as I imagine the OP knows. The example I know of is Tavistock, north-east chapel, but it's really quite a feature across the county.
Jon
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:20:21 -0500
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A similar image occurs in stained glass at Long Melford in Suffolk to
be
seen her:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53366513@N00/4893824612
Gordon
Pulmb
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If we are not distinguishing between hares and rabbits, have you
considered the Three Hares in Paderborne Cathedral who symbolise the Holy
Trinity ? (All 3 hares have 2 ears but there are only 3 ears in all ....
BMC
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Hi,
Is anyone aware of any religious texts or pieces of art
that apply some sort of religious symbolism to rabbits?
The usual symbolic association attributed to rabbits
tends to be of lust or fecundity, but there has been a suggestion that
rabbits are a symbol of vulnerability, particularly during the medieval
period in northern Europe when they needed the protection of a warrener and
an artificial warren to thrive.
According this theory, the representation of the animal’s
need for protection could be used in texts and art as being symbolic of
humankind’s need for salvation by Christ.
I’m aware of depictions of rabbits being hunted, or in
marginalia where roles are reversed and rabbits are hunting dogs, but could
anyone point me in the direction of any texts or pieces of art that
specifically treat rabbits not as prey, but as something requiring
protection. There may be some overlap here – for example a wall painting at
Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire, depicts a rabbit seeking refuge from
dogs.
Many thanks to anyone able to help.
David Gould
http://eprofile.exeter.ac.uk/davidgould
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