The so-called grotesque figures which we see carved in our churches are of two kinds ; those exhibiting malformations which would perhaps now be termed 'freaks,' and composite forms both human and animal. Many of the latter seem to be but fanciful combinations copied from illuminated manuscripts, in the margins of which they occur freely ; but in certain cases their history may be traced and their presence in church architecture accounted for. - [Author]

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DOI: 10.5284/1068319