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A wall-painting at St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze, reconsidered by John Edwards, 1988

A wall-painting at St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze, reconsidered by John Edwards, 1988
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A research paper by John Edwards explores the iconography of the wallpainting on the north wall of the nave which is commonly thought to represent the St. Christopher story. Edwards contests this theory and suggests evidence for it being a scene that signifies the Virgin Mary.






Year:
1988
Type:
Research Paper
Location:
Wiltshire Museum, Devises
Reference:
Wiltshire Archaeologicl & Natural History Magazine Mag 82. Vol 82, pp. 92-98.
Copyright:
Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society
Credit:
Wiltshire Museum
Last updated on:
Monday 11th April 2022

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