English leadwork : its art & history / Lawrence Weaver.

  • Lawrence Weaver
Date:
1909
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: English leadwork : its art & history / Lawrence Weaver. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Aquarius—January.—Above, Aquarius upturns his waterpot vigorously ; below, two-headed Janus drinks farewell to the old year, and welcome to the new. Pisces—February.—Above, the usual two fishes reversed ; below, a seated hooded figure warms his feet at the chimney. Aries—March.—Above, a patient-looking ram ; below, a delightful hooded figure pruning a vine. (The lettering above the arch is incorrectly given as Capricornus.) Taurus—April.—Above, the bull, almost as lean as Capricorn ; below, a girl of slender graceful figure stands with tall lilies in her hand. She doubtless is a symbol of Rogation-tide. The “ gang-days ” fall generally in May, but sometimes in April. Fig. 13.—Long Wittenham. Passing now to Fig'- 11 we find, reading from the left— Gemini—May.—Above, the twins, naked children ; below, a knight on a rather small palfrey, with a hawk on each wrist. Cancer_June.—Above, the crab is fortunately labelled, for it would not have been suspected ; below, a man mows with a scythe, whetstone at side. Leo—July.—Above, a leopard-like lion ; below, a man in a wide-brimmed hat is raking hay. Virgo_August.—Above, Virgo has a slim girlish figure, with a spike of corn in one hand and a vindemiatrix in the other; below, a man bends down reaping.