[Leica] PESO: Saints a jester and a bear

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

There is a problem with the first link, and the others are loading sideways
for me, and out of proportion.

Regards,
Sonny
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On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 11:02?AM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

>
> All,
>
> the other day I took myself to see the historic cathedral church of St.
> Mary the Virgin. The following are some of the shots that I took.
>
> This is the view from the north transept looking toward the organ and
> the south aisle. It gives a sense of the scale of the place.
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/Pictures/Hereford_Cathedral/DSCF2679.JPG.html
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> as does this of the sheer scale of the (now much-restored) Norman pillars:
>
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2682.JPG.html
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> The bishop's seat ("cathedra") has beuatiful carvings. These appear to
> be 19th century restorations of older ones.
>
> The two together:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2690.JPG.html
>
> I have had discussions with my art historian brother about the
> iconography and we think that this is The Virgin Mary as a pregnant
> mother (the scroll reads "Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah"):
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2691.JPG.html
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> and the second The Virgin as Queen of Heaven:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2692.JPG.html
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> they really are gorgeous carvings.
>
> The cathedral also houses a number of carved misericords (seats on which
> monks sat,  which flipped up when the stood). The oldest are 15th
> century, possibly older. I was taken by this joesterThey traditionally
> have carvings on the arm rests and underneath
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> Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated.
>
> Peter
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> Dr. Peter Dzwig
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>
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
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