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highlyeccentricAfter lunch at the Isis Farmhouse, Dr J and I subjected his mother to hagio-tourism. She seemed to be OK with this.
Teefs, see?
Teefs, you say? We've seen teefs before. Well guess what, we also have FEROCIOUS CURVED BEAKS.
Further close-ups of the beakheads:
And one of the figures along the top:
These figures aren't in the right order to be zodiac, and a few clearly don't belong to the zodiac anyway, but no one's quite sure what the logic behind them is.
A modern stained glass window (John Piper):
You can't see it in this photo, nor the one on the church website, but the animals are all saying scriptural quotations, chosen for pun-tastic reasons. The owl, for instance, pronounces 'Ubi, Ubi'; the cockerel has 'Christus Natus Est' (same scansion as cock-a-doodle-doo).
A view down the nave:
The present chancel is a 13th c addition: Team Romanesque only go so far as the first ribbed vault roof. But hooh boy did they go all out.
Note the different style / decoration on the ribs. Very keen on teefs (chevrons, whatever) they were.
Teefs on windows.
Sheep!
One seriously awesome boss on the vault. Look at the frowny faces!
Note the difference in decoration between choir and chancel. Eeeeyes are watching yoooou.
Looking back down the nave, the organ covers what was once the south door.
This purports to be original. Dr J doesn't believe them but I don't know why.
Original font, made in Tournai, Flanders, with 13c replacement leg, and Victorian cover.
The aforementioned south door:
It features solomon fighting a lion, but we couldn't find him. Enjoy some other sculpture!
I really like this last set.
And finally, we come to... the anchoress!
This filled-in arch is what remains of her cell. Annora, daughter of William de Braose, was imprisoned (along with her brothers) by King John until 1214. She was married after he release, but her husband died in 1227, and in 1232 she secluded herself at Iffley. She lived off the proceeds of her marriage portion, as well as gifts - apparently Henry III sent her firewood. There's a fairly detailed bio on the church website.
It seems likely that this is her gravestone:
Here, have a pretty shot of the churchyard:
Teefs, see?
Teefs, you say? We've seen teefs before. Well guess what, we also have FEROCIOUS CURVED BEAKS.
Further close-ups of the beakheads:
And one of the figures along the top:
These figures aren't in the right order to be zodiac, and a few clearly don't belong to the zodiac anyway, but no one's quite sure what the logic behind them is.
A modern stained glass window (John Piper):
You can't see it in this photo, nor the one on the church website, but the animals are all saying scriptural quotations, chosen for pun-tastic reasons. The owl, for instance, pronounces 'Ubi, Ubi'; the cockerel has 'Christus Natus Est' (same scansion as cock-a-doodle-doo).
A view down the nave:
The present chancel is a 13th c addition: Team Romanesque only go so far as the first ribbed vault roof. But hooh boy did they go all out.
Note the different style / decoration on the ribs. Very keen on teefs (chevrons, whatever) they were.
Teefs on windows.
Sheep!
One seriously awesome boss on the vault. Look at the frowny faces!
Note the difference in decoration between choir and chancel. Eeeeyes are watching yoooou.
Looking back down the nave, the organ covers what was once the south door.
This purports to be original. Dr J doesn't believe them but I don't know why.
Original font, made in Tournai, Flanders, with 13c replacement leg, and Victorian cover.
The aforementioned south door:
It features solomon fighting a lion, but we couldn't find him. Enjoy some other sculpture!
I really like this last set.
And finally, we come to... the anchoress!
This filled-in arch is what remains of her cell. Annora, daughter of William de Braose, was imprisoned (along with her brothers) by King John until 1214. She was married after he release, but her husband died in 1227, and in 1232 she secluded herself at Iffley. She lived off the proceeds of her marriage portion, as well as gifts - apparently Henry III sent her firewood. There's a fairly detailed bio on the church website.
It seems likely that this is her gravestone:
Here, have a pretty shot of the churchyard:
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Date: 2013-09-11 02:04 am (UTC)