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"The only thing I knew about Paderborn was that it has a carving of three
hares running in a circle depicted so there are only three ears between them
but each hare seems to have a proper pair. I have been told a) That this
image is of Chinese origin & b) That it is a representation of the Holy
Trinity.
Does anyone know if this carving (which I did not spot in any of the above
whistlestop tour) id mediaeval ?
Brenda."
All this talk of hares rang a bell - in the primatiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Lyon. One finds there a "carré magique formé de quatre lapins réunis par une oreille." There is no explanation given for the term "magic" in the description and I suspect it was simply a work of whimsy. The cathedral is full of such. I expect to be there in May and will attempt to photograph - along with misericordes and images of Gabriel.
MG
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