Courtesy of Doubleday, Page and Co. 



BIRD AND ANIMAL CARVING ON A CROSS 



One of the arms of a cross now in the Louvre Museum. The work is by a Spanish artist of the 

 twelfth century and shows Moorish influence. Among the various carved birds and animals are figures 

 of the fabled grillin, a favorite subject of art in mediaeval times 



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