The Three Hares / Tinner's Hares
c.1300 in Great Britain...
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Roof boss
A roof boss is the carved underside of the key-stone that forms the meeting point of several converging vaulting ribs, which, in turn, are the load bearing arches supporting the vaulting itself.
Because of their protected position high up in the vaulted ceilings roof bosses, in particular, have survived the ravages of weather, iconoclastm and "restorers" that claimed so many medieval carvings more accessible at ground level. Thus it is that today some of the finest surviving medieval stone carvings are on roof bosses. The roof boss itself, though extensively decorated, fulfils an important structural role in architecture. The boss stone is generally considerably bigger than just the part visible to the eye, with a lot of its bulk performing the structural role of anchoring the various ribs together.Each piece is made from a master pattern which is often carved by hand, working from extensive photographic details and measurements
All the miniatures are hand-made in the UK from a reconstituted stone, they are not simply casts taken from the originals, each carving has been miniaturised and in nearly every case contains stone removed from the relevant building.
Our collection of miniatures have a green baize backing to protect any polished surface upon which it might be placed.
Where appropriate, each piece has a nylon loop by which it can be hung for display (these might look delicate, but are in fact extremely strong having a breaking strain many times in excess of the miniature's weight).
Every piece has accompanying information about the original carving, both in the form of a label on the back of the miniature and an information card in the box.. They are supplied in red presentation boxes
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Salisbury Cathedral Green Man Roof Boss
Salisbury Cathedral Vaulting Beneath the Tower c.1250...
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The Gloucester Cathedral Green Man,South Porch
Gloucester Cathedral South Porch Farcade,c.1455...
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