The Witch on the Wall: Medieval Erotic Sculpture in the British Isles |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 7 |
THE ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY | 9 |
SHEELAS IN POPULAR BELIEF | 22 |
Copyright | |
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12th century Abbey abdomen acrobatic ancient antiquarian appears arch arms Austerfield Ballygawley Ballyvourney Baubo belief big head body breasts capital carved carver Cashel castle Castlemagner Cavan Celtic Cernunnos Champagnolle chancel characteristic Church of St Clonmacnois context corbel corbel table Cork curious decoration display door doorway Dublin early erotic examples female figure Fethard genitalia genitals gesture grotesque Guest hands Herefordshire Hutchinson ibid idols illustrated incised indicated Ireland Irish Art JRSAI Kilpeck Kiltinane kind knees known late legs London look Lough Erne medieval motif mouth National Museum nave Norman nude original ornament pagan Pevsner Photo Jørgen Andersen posture pudenda quoin ribs Roman Romanesque art round ruined Saintonge sculpture seated Seir Kieran shape sheela sheela figures Sheela-na-gig Shobdon shoulders shown shows side slab splayed stone thighs Tipperary tower tradition Tugford vulva wall White Island window WITCH woman Yorkshire



