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| Four DragonsThese four dragons or wyverns are taken from a roof boss found in the chapel within the Bishop's Palace in Wells, Somerset. (Dragons with wings and only two legs are known as wyverns.)
Here flowers and foliage encircle four dragons, each biting into its neighbour. There is a dragon legend about Bishop Jocelyn who built the Bishop’s Palace at Wells in 1206. It is told that he killed the Worminster dragon who terrorised children.
A great gift idea for anyone who collects dragon imagery or maybe a cheeky present for your office colleagues! Dimensions: 11.2cm
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| Fruitful GainsSKILL & PAINS BRING FRUITFUL GAINS The design is based on one of a series of four famous carvings found around a capital in Wells Cathedral, which shows a man and a boy picking grapes. The quote is taken from 'A New Orchard & Garden' by William Lawson published in 1618.
This design would make a great gift for gardeners or anyone undertaking any sort of project. Dimensions: 10.2cm x 10.3cm
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| Live & Learn!O! THIS LEARNING, WHAT A THING IT IS! Oxford is the oldest educational establishment in Europe, with records showing that students were there as far back as the 11th century. Here we have a design based on a woodcut from a manual on life in 16th century Oxford. We can see the tutor (with birch to hand) sitting at his desk with the students holding books beneath. The design incorporates a quote from a Shakespeare play, 'The Taming of The Shrew' Act I, Scene II where Gremio says “O! This learning, what a thing it is!”
This makes a perfect gift for undergraduates and graduates but for those in any form of study, teachers and lecturers past and present everywhere. Dimensions: 8.9cm x 11cm New Design launched December 2009.
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| The CraftsmenGOOD MEN ARE HARD TO FIND This decorative ceramic tile is based on carvings on Brasenose College, Oxford, showing a carpenter, a mason and plumbers at work. They hold the tools of their trades and are the inspiration for the text that runs beneath: “Good Men are hard to find.”
Originally an English proverb, the words reappear in other contexts. Here in the form of a song from 1918:
“A good man is hard to find, you always get the other kind!” And more recently the phrase appeared in the film Forest Gump.
Could this be the ideal gift for the man in your life?
Dimensions: 10.2cm x 10.5cm
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| Lion MaskThis ferocious looking wall decoration is based on a carving in the inner courtyard of the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
A facetious customer suggested that we should re-title this as “Mother-in-Law”
But for whom is the present? Perhaps collectors of lions and lion-lovers or those interested in the natural world.
Dimensions: 9.5cm x 7.5cm Special Price - End of Range
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| Medieval HorsemanThis tile design is based on a 15th century woodcut of the nun’s priest, made to illustrate the Canterbury Tales. Since Nuns could not give each other the sacrament, it was necessary for priests to have a priest in attendance. Here we see him on horseback, a pilgrim to Canterbury
The priest is described thus: (translated from middle English by Nevill Coghill)
......“Just look at what a brawn he has, this gentle priest,
And what a neck! His chest’s not of the least.
As for his eyes, they’re like a sparrow-hawk’s,
And his complexion like a box of chalks” .....
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The tales are told by a collection of pilgrims on a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The Canterbury Tales are written in Middle English. They have been translated into contemporary prose and verse again and again, and remain some of the best known stories in English literature. Dimensions: 9cm Special Price - End of Range
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| Paschal LambGOD HELP The tile is based on a 14th century Pilgrim’s Badge found along the River Thames at Queenhithe in London.
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament. It refers to Jesus' role in Christian theology, as a sacrificial lamb atoning for the sins of man. The subject has been an important one in Christian art.
Cast in lead, these holy emblems or badges were collected by pilgrims much as we would collect souvenirs of a place we have visited. Dimensions: 9cm Special Price - End of Range
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| Viking ShipVikings were aggressive and successful warriors, spreading terror and often mayhem when they landed on alien shores.
But our main image of Vikings is as Lords of the Sea - brave mariners and some of the first explorers to penetrate the oceans and seas. They are known to have reached Constantinople and many think they also reached North America way before Christopher Columbus or John Cabot.
This design is based on a 9th century stone carving in Gotland, Sweden, and shows a Viking vessel setting sail across the high seas.
Originally designed for the Yorvik Centre in York. Dimensions: 9cm Special Price - End of Range
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| Wife of BathThis design depicts the merry heroine of Chaucer’s tale The Wife of Bath, A pilgrim to Canterbury based on a 15th century woodcut. Here she appears quite demure, but in her own words ... (translated from middle English by Nevill Coghill)
....“My lords since I was twelve years old
Thanks be to God Eternal evermore,
Five husbands have I had at church door;
....Then why not marry two, or even eight?
And why speak evil of the married state?”....
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. The tales are told by a collection of pilgrims on a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The Canterbury Tales are written in Middle English. They have been translated into contemporary prose and verse again and again, and remain some of the best known stories in English literature.
Dimensions: 9cm Special Price - End of Range
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| Wolf-Helmed WarriorsOur image of Vikings is as Lords of the Sea - brave mariners and some of the first explorers to penetrate the oceans and seas. They are known to have reached Constantinople and many think they also reached North America way before Christopher Columbus or John Cabot.
They were aggressive and successful warriors, spreading terror and often mayhem when they landed on alien shores. Vikings believed that clothed as a wolf, the warrior was invincible in battle. This design is based on a detail from early Swedish armour decoration.
Originally designed for the Yorvik Centre in York. Dimensions: 9cm Special Price - End of Range
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