[Leica] PLEASE DISREGARD PREVIOUS SENDS: PESO: Saints a jester and a bear

[lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

Hi Peter,

All the links give me a Error message, I coud?nt see any picture?..

Cheers
Lluis

> El 10 febr 2025, a les 18:11, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> va 
> escriure:
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> All,
> 
> the other day I took myself to see the historic cathedral church of St. 
> Mary the Virgin. The following are some of the shots that I took.
> 
> This is the view from the north transept looking toward the organ and the 
> south aisle. It gives a sense of the scale of the place.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/Pictures/Hereford_Cathedral/DSCF2679.JPG.html
> 
> as does this of the sheer scale of the (now much-restored) Norman pillars:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2682.JPG.html
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> The bishop's seat ("cathedra") has beuatiful carvings. These appear to be 
> 19th century restorations of older ones.
> 
> The two together:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2690.JPG.html
> 
> I have had discussions with my art historian brother about the iconography 
> and we think that this is The Virgin Mary as a pregnant mother (the scroll 
> reads "Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah"):
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2691.JPG.html
> 
> and the second The Virgin as Queen of Heaven:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2692.JPG.html
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> they really are gorgeous carvings.
> 
> The cathedral also houses a number of carved misericords (seats on which 
> monks sat,  which flipped up when the stood). The oldest are 15th century, 
> possibly older. They traditionally have carvings on the arm rests and 
> underneath. I was taken by this jester
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2699.JPG.html
> 
> and this bear, although I recognise the significance of the chained bear 
> with a shield bearing a single fleur-de-lys:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PicturesHereford_Cathedral/DSCF2694.JPG.html
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> **I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS ALBUM. IF THE PICTURES APPEAR 
> ROTATED AND SQUASHED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW**
> 
> Brian says they look fine to him on MacOS and Safari
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> 
> In any case, thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated.
> 
> Peter
> -- 
> 
> Dr. Peter Dzwig
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