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Image: Basilisk and Griffin
Detail of murals of a basilisk (whose stare was deadly) and a griffin (left), separated by a bare fruit tree on the south wall. These are creatures from the medieval bestiary, which symbolized moral lessons. Hailes Church, 12th century. Hailes, Gloucestershire, England.
Hailes Church, Gloucestershire, England, UK
by Holly Hayes
on May 5, 2007
subjects: — Post: A Weekend of English Abbeys and Churches — Thing: Basilisk and Griffin Mural — Place: Hailes Church