Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Dedalus Limited (2015), Edition: 2nd ed., 100 pages
Description
Brian Murdoch provides an alternative view of the Middle Ages, showing the anarchy and decadence which lurked below the surface of a devout and conformist society. The grinning gargoyle, which mocked the solemnity of Gothic cathedrals, symbolises the violence, depravity and irreverence inherent in man which could not be suppressed by the church.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
100 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
187398202X / 9781873982020
Local notes
Brian Murdoch provides an alternative view of the Middle Ages, showing the anarchy and decadence which lurked below the surface of a devout and conformist society. The grinning gargoyle, which mocked the solemnity of Gothic cathedrals, symbolizes the violence, depravity and irreverence inherent in man which could not be suppressed by the church.