Poppyhead is a form of carving of the top of the end of a bench or a choir stall.[1] Its name is unrelated to the poppy flower. It is derived, by way of Old French, from the Latin word puppis, which means the poop or the figurehead of a ship. In its simplest, and its most usual form, it has the appearance of a stylised fleur-de-lys. In some cases, it consists of a much more intricate carving; for example in Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh, some of the poppyheads represent the seven deadly sins.[2]
poppyhead, carving, poppyhead, form, carving, bench, choir, stall, name, unrelated, poppy, flower, derived, french, from, latin, word, puppis, which, means, poop, figurehead, ship, simplest, most, usual, form, appearance, stylised, fleur, some, cases, consists. Poppyhead is a form of carving of the top of the end of a bench or a choir stall 1 Its name is unrelated to the poppy flower It is derived by way of Old French from the Latin word puppis which means the poop or the figurehead of a ship In its simplest and its most usual form it has the appearance of a stylised fleur de lys In some cases it consists of a much more intricate carving for example in Holy Trinity Church Blythburgh some of the poppyheads represent the seven deadly sins 2 Poppyhead carved as a stylised fleur de lys in St Peter s Church Neatishead Poppyhead carved as a Green ManReferences edit Hubbard Edward 1986 The Buildings of Wales Clwyd London Penguin p 481 ISBN 0 14 071052 3 Clifton Taylor Alec 1974 English Parish Churches as Works of Art London Batsford p 155 ISBN 0 7134 2776 0External links edit nbsp Media related to Poppyheads at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This architectural element related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poppyhead carving amp oldid 1046698793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
