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Below: A rubbing of a Celtic circle  from the gospel of St. Matthew, in the mediaeval Book of Kells.  Five intertwined birds and serpents symbolising good overcoming evil.

Above Right: Ralph Hamsterley, 1518.  This macabre image, complete with worms,  is termed a "shroud brass", a reminder of our mortality.

 

Middle: Large facsimile brass, approximately 5 feet tall, of an unknown  knight. Probably the size of the original brass that would have been inserted into the floor over the deceased remains. 

 

Please note: This brass is $65.00 to reproduce and mail.

 

Above Left: Sir Robert de Bures, 1331.  A beautifully engraved brass.  Sir Robert was an aid to King Edward lst.

 

 

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