Late #FontsOnFriday The C15 #FontCover at Middleham, St Mary and St Alkelda,Yorkshire likely came from Jervaulx Abbey, discarded in likely in the 1720s. Found in a hayloft of Middleham Deanery in 1895, was reconstructed by 1898. Top & base gone, middle survived.

Having fun going through
historicengland.org.uk/images-books... and looking at earlier photos of #FontCovers many of which have been restored/added to/subtracted from. Hemingstone, Suffolk had a whole architectural level added below while East Malling, Kent lost its top.

JUG "MERMAN" designed by Richard Teschner, 1906-1910. Mold-blown glass jug, handle with green comb, long, green mustache, eyes and pupils of yellow/red glass. H 18.5 cm. Sold at auction in 2020. So much attitude w so few visual elements.
www.beletage.com/images/catal...

Some elegant flat medieval #FontCovers survive in the UK, but not many. Odcome, Sts Peter and Paul, Somerset; Carhampton, Somerset; Llanfair, Church of St. Mary the Virgin, The Vale of Glamorgan, Wales -- all from C15

V interesting view of #FontCover Newington, St Mary, Kent. I believe that a good portion of the top is late C15, w the bottom portion mostly mid C16 or even later. The bottom portion has classical details, the top, Gothic details.
www.flickr.com/photos/18843...

#GothicArchitecture Here's a great article reinterpreting the shape of the rose window, understanding it in context of the rota diagram seen in many contemporary manuscripts. These diagrams helped explain complex ideas, by looking at "all sides" of things
differentvisions.org/it-ought-to-be

Looking for something else & came across these images of a dragon/beastie from Great Henny, St Mary Essex & the tale of a black (Keddington Hill Suffolk)& a red dragon (Ballingdon Hill EsseX) fought for an hour Sept 26, 1449 on the banks of the Stour. Source in post below.

Here are some pictures of this spectacular #FontCover at Ticehurst, St Mary, Sussex

#InscriptionHelp The inscription on the early C16 #FontCover at Ticehurst, St Mary Sussex reads Scrubbed word, then"God" [partially scrubbed away] "Elizabeth" then my Mystery word.
The word following Elizabeth that I can't quite make out. Can anyone help me? Many thanks in advance 🙏

#Cat paw prints in the medieval floor tiles of the 12th century, St Peter Church in Wormleighton, England.
www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPo...

Fish-shaped reliquary with legs for days. Made in Egypt in the 16th century to hold relics of Mary Magdalene. Schnütgen Museum, Cologne. I have no idea why the 3 crazy legs were added...

Michelangelo at age 12 after Martin Schongauer (before 1491), Torment of St Anthony, Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum--not convinced of the attribution, but it's interesting
httphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torment_of_Saint_Anthonys://www.flickr.com/photos/28433765@N07/7838582330/sizes/l/

Early #FontsOnFriday France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Les Iffs, ÉgliseSaint-Ouen, 1458 Inscription tells of the donor/date. A hare plays a trumpet, symbolizing the Christian who taunts the demon, here in the form of a (rather cute) dog.
pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/memoi...

#Caterday Chufford relaxing

Claude Monet, Cat sleeping on a bed,(1865-70), pastel, 110 x 210 mm.
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Hello to old and new friends, I had to create another account since BlueSky doesn't recognize my older account, so I am @sarahblick4.bsky.social and my avatar for this account of Chufford (Tuxedo) rather than Ufford (black kitty).