Old Faces in New Masks
Old Faces in New Masks
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The grotesque figures are cha- racteristic of that sculpture, whether Lombard, Rhenish, or Norman, in which, with figures more or less sym- bolic of divine matters, are mixed up the fancies, and often the coarse jokes of the rude artist, " As we proceed clown the stream of time, we find 16G OLD FACES IN NEW MASKS.
caricature in the fourteenth century. There is a prayer- book used by our Richard II. , on the back of which there are figured very grotesque representations of choirs of priests, mon...ks, and nuns, employed in the actual service of the church. About the same period, science itself fell under the ban of graphic ridicule. In one of the Cotton manuscripts in the British Museum, there is a caricatural drawing of astronomy, in which there is a figure of a triangle, including three others, on one of the lines of which our Saviour is extended. Two fiends are shooting with bows and arrows at the crucifix ; and they are likewise drawn with forky stings in their mouths. There is also still extant a striking caricatural repre- sentation of one of our kings, in this century, crossing over the Channel to Prance.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The grotesque figures are cha- racteristic of that sculpture, whether Lombard, Rhenish, or Norman, in which, with figures more or less sym- bolic of divine matters, are mixed up the fancies, and often the coarse jokes of the rude artist, " As we proceed clown the stream of time, we find 16G OLD FACES IN NEW MASKS.
caricature in the fourteenth century. There is a prayer- book used by our Richard II. , on the back of which there are figured very grotesque representations of choirs of priests, mon...ks, and nuns, employed in the actual service of the church. About the same period, science itself fell under the ban of graphic ridicule. In one of the Cotton manuscripts in the British Museum, there is a caricatural drawing of astronomy, in which there is a figure of a triangle, including three others, on one of the lines of which our Saviour is extended. Two fiends are shooting with bows and arrows at the crucifix ; and they are likewise drawn with forky stings in their mouths. There is also still extant a striking caricatural repre- sentation of one of our kings, in this century, crossing over the Channel to Prance.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Robert Blakey to read onlineMoreLess
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