The Green Man
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Description
Green Men adorned church architecture and furnishings in the Middle Ages, and enjoyed a second wave of popularity in the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival.
Once thought to be of pagan origin, Green Men were in fact part of the new repertoire of architectural ornament that appeared in Norman churches in the twelfth century, the earliest examples of which were copied from manuscript illustrations. Often masks, demons or animals, sometimes they are explicitly associated with the devil.
Richard Hayman discusses the origins and definitions of these fascinating and often grotesque carvings, and traces their history in medieval and later churches. He also includes a list of places across Britain where examples of Green Men can be found.
Table of Contents
Romanesque Churches
Gothic Architecture
Church Furnishings
After the Reformation
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index
Product details
| Published | 10 Jun 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 56 |
| ISBN | 9780747807841 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | 10 b/w; 70 col |
| Dimensions | 210 x 149 mm |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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