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poliphilo ([personal profile] poliphilo) wrote2012-06-07 02:03 pm
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Romanesque Tympanum- Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire

tympanum, stoney stanton

St Michael's,Stoney Stanton has been rebuilt and restored, but this Romanesque tympanum was retained and placed above what I take to be a vestry door. One source identifies the subject as St Wilfred, accompanied by the lion of the gospel, subduing the wild beasts of paganism.
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[identity profile] michaleen.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Very nice!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I love the Romanesque

[identity profile] pondhopper.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my! That's a wonderful bit of Romanesque!

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2012-06-08 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
And a big surprise- attached as it is to a church that doesn't have any other Romanesque features (at least on the outside).

[identity profile] athenais.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it gorgeous? Glad they retained it.

[identity profile] poliphilo.livejournal.com 2012-06-08 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
I love coming across unexpected and uncelebrated treasures in otherwise run-of-the-mill churches.

[identity profile] endlessrarities.livejournal.com 2012-06-18 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. Wow. Triple Wow.

I'm in love...
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