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What do hares and harebells mean? They are both tied the moon. Both hares and harebells have their roots in a rich symbolism in mythology and folklore. These tiles bring together the rich mythology of hares and the Victorian fascination with botanicals and floriography (the language of flowers), a means of communication through the way flowers are used and by decrypting their meaning. Coded messages were sent with flowers, expressing feelings that could not be spoken in Victorian society. Hare tiles are based on hares by Albrecht Durer and and Hans Hoffman (who based his hare on Durer's hare) and a late nineteenth century French print.
Bestiary Dragons More than 100 bestiary dragons spanning more than 3000 years and six continents.
Medieval Cats - Medieval cats on four- and six-inch tumbled marble. From left: 13th century bestiary cats with bird cage, Medieval cat and monk walking and praying, Cat defending fortress from a siege of mice. See all the cats and their descriptions.
Bestiary of Anne Walshe - The only proper bestiary I have, Anne Walshe's bestiary is unusual for a medieval bestiary -- less ornate and without gilding than a royal or monastery manuscript, it is a simple bestiary owned by a young girl who occasionally wrote in it and embellished the wolf with additional teeth.
From top left: remorseful virgin and unicorn, belled parrot, panther and dragon, monoceros, salamander, elephant, bonnacon, dog, ibex. More.
Medieval Dogs -
Medieval dogs on four- and six-inch tumbled marble. From left: Dog playing a cat bagpipe from The Funeral of Renard the Fox c.1300, dog in a suit of armor early renaissance, sad green hunting hound.
See all the dogs and their descriptions.
Carta Marina Sea Monster Map. The Carta Marina Sea Monster map of Scandinavia is available in widths of 24 and 48 inches. In addition, there are 29 accent tiles, that focus on particular monsters or scenes, such as the Kraken, a tree that grows ducks, the maelstrom, and philsters. Meet the monsters and learn about the map.
Unicorn Tapestries
Lady and the Unicorn, Hunt for the Unicorn tiles: Hunt for the Unicorn and Lady and the Unicorn tile sets.
Top row: Lady and the unicorn, hearing, touch, sight, smell, only desire.
Bottom row: Hunt for the Unicorn,
captive unicorn, unicorn at the fountain, start of the hunt, unicorn defends itself, tapestry background.
Unicorn tapestry tiles
Garden of Earthly Delights
Full triptych Murals and individual accent tiles from Hieronymous Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights
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coastal california arts & crafts botanicals
de morgan tiles - preraphaelite ceramics
medieval, maps and bestiary tiles
tiles from william morris textile designs
william morris: the soul of arts and crafts overview
morris and arts & crafts articles
pre-raphaelite art tile catalog
victoriana: blue and white tiles
