Download or read book Images of Lust written by Anthony Weir and published by B T Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1986-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abundance of extraordinary sculptures considered obscene by today's standards may be found on churches in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain. This book examines their origins and purposes and sees them not as magical fertility symbols or idols in ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk and thus gave support to the Church's moral teaching.