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This Is My Glasgow<p>This collection of rather weird and wonderful sculpted heads are carved onto the corbels of decorative arches over the entrances to a series of tenement closes on Killearn Street in the Possilpark area of Glasgow. As far as I know they're unique and I've not come across any simlar ones on other tenements elsewhere in the city (yet!). </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/greenman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tenement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tenement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowtenements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowtenements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/possilpark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>possilpark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturephotography</span></a></p>
Trilobyter<p>Current mood.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TravelTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travelphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travelphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NotreDame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotreDame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LeStryge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeStryge</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Another of the unusual grotesques on Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on Great Western Road in Glasgow. I'm fairly sure this one is relatively modern.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowchurches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowchurches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a></p>
This Is My Glasgow<p>Love these grotesques on Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on Great Western Road in Glasgow. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and was built in the 1870s. I don't know if they're original or if they were added as part of relatively recent refurbishments, but there's a very similar grotesque on the main buildings of Glasgow University which were also designed by Gilbert Scott around the same time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glasgowchurches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glasgowchurches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a></p>
PetterOfCats<p>🚨 infrequent reminder 🚨<br>a gargoyle is really only a gargoyle if it has a spout designed to convey water run off away from the building (like a gutter and for the exact same reasons we use gutters today).</p><p>a grotesque is a decorative statue used as architectural accents frequently used in gothic designs. This can be on the wall, roof, etc.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gargoyles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gargoyles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grotesques</span></a></p>
greenpear<p>This is NOT a long-necked bird with the head of a king.</p><p>No, it's much more than that.</p><p>Arthurian novels. Français 95, f. 319ra</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medievalodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medievalodons</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drollery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drollery</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Manuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manuscripts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IlluminatedManuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IlluminatedManuscript</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marginalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalHybrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalHybrids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medievalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medievalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalManuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalManuscript</span></a></p>
greenpear<p>Octopope</p><p>Hours of Charles the Noble, f. 41r. c1405</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medievalodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medievalodons</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drollery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drollery</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Manuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manuscripts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IlluminatedManuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IlluminatedManuscript</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Grotesques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grotesques</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marginalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marginalia</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalHybrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalHybrids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Medievalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medievalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MedievalManuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalManuscript</span></a></p>