G.M. Malliet

 

Gargoyles and Grotesques

I "collect" gargoyles and grotesques. They're fascinating, aren't they?

I only recently learned that what everyone calls a gargoyle may in fact be a grotesque. A gargoyle acts as a water spout; a grotesque serves no useful purpose except to fascinate.

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From Normandy:

Chartres

Oxford:

Nemours (Delaware):

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