The south entrance to the Iglesia del Crucifijo was my introduction to Spanish folk art; so many of the carvings on these medieval churches seem to have very little to do with doctrine, and a lot to do with nature. That is fine by me. This capital has been heavily restored i.e. reproduced, but the "R" incised into the stone is also the work of an honest craftsman. "Restaurado".
I love these geese and the pine cones. I hadn't even noticed the latter until today. These kinds of little details must have been noticed much more readily by people who spent a lifetime of churchgoing and never going anywhere else. Those of us who are just passing through miss a lot.
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