Saint Carrying Books
Saint Carrying Books

Image credit: St Mary's Guildhall

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A full length statue of a bearded saint or monk carrying books. This is thought to be one of several statues from Coventry Cross, erected at Cross Cheaping, Coventry in 1541–1544 on the site of an earlier cross. It was demolished c.1780.

St Mary’s Guildhall, Coventry

Coventry

Title

Saint Carrying Books

Date

16th C

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 101 x W 41 x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

CC/09/S/003

Work type

Statue

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