Showing posts with label Beverley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beverley. Show all posts
10 December 2022
Misericord
Medieval (C14) misericord from St Mary's Church, Beverley, showing bear baiting. Different view of cruelty then, though the bear seems to be wearing leather breeches the dogs have no protection. Poor animals.
6 November 2022
Queen Isabella
She-wolf of France, queen to Edward ll. Carved boss in Beverley Minster, reputed to be one of only two true contemporaneous likenesses.
31 May 2014
White Rabbit
St. Mary's Church, Beverley: Carved on the doorway from the Chapel to the Sanctuary is this pilgrim rabbit. It is reputed to be the inspiration for Tenniel's illustration of the White Rabbit in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
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