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Gargoyles and Grotesques (Shire Library)
Alex Woodcock
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Description for Gargoyles and Grotesques (Shire Library)
Paperback. "Gargoyles". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Gargoyles are an architectural feature designed to throw rainwater clear of the walls of a building. Widely used on medieval churches, these water spouts were often richly decorated and fashioned as serpents' heads and grotesque demons. Today, the term gargoyle is also popularly applied to any carved decorative head or creature high up on a building, and this book is an exploration of all of these enchanting features. Written by an academic and stonecarver, it is the perfect introduction to this fascinating subject from the medieval period to the modern. It explores the typical imagery, the theories that explain them, ... Read more
Gargoyles are an architectural feature designed to throw rainwater clear of the walls of a building. Widely used on medieval churches, these water spouts were often richly decorated and fashioned as serpents' heads and grotesque demons. Today, the term gargoyle is also popularly applied to any carved decorative head or creature high up on a building, and this book is an exploration of all of these enchanting features. Written by an academic and stonecarver, it is the perfect introduction to this fascinating subject from the medieval period to the modern. It explores the typical imagery, the theories that explain them, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747808312
SKU
V9780747808312
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99-50
About Alex Woodcock
Alex Woodcock is an academic and a craftsman. Awarded a PhD for his work on medieval architectural sculpture, he is now Assistant Stonemason at Exeter Cathedral. He has published a number of articles as well as a book on the subject of medieval sculpture.
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