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Summary: Wiltshire Romanesque sculpture. Film 85, 11 black and white photographs (9/12 missing). Font figure 6 HUMILITAS vSUPERBIA (Humility overcoming Pride), Font figure 7 LARGITA v AVARICA (Bounty overcoming Avarice, Font figure 8 CHERUBIM (six winged with eyes covered to show spiritual nature, holding a sword to show it is guardian of the church), Font figure 9 ECLESIA (SE?PENOCCIDITUR) (The church showing a crowned devine bride holding a sacred chalice and killing evil (serpent) with a cross), Font figure 10 PUCICICIA v LIBIDO (Chastity overcoming Lust), Font figures 10 and 1 and 6 and 7, Chancel arch, Chancel arch detail at south end, South wall fragments, South wall east of door fragments, Stanton Fitzwarren.

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