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SLHS: 8 - Erthe Upon Erthe
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Located on the West Wall to the left of the Vestry
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Erthe Upon Erthe before renovation
What It Depicts
Continuing with the same theme that everyone will suffer death a buried body is shown (oddly with two skulls -maybe for effect). The red wavy lines are not graffiti but represent worms.
Poor State
Again this is another painting that was covered by wooden panelling and had descended into an atrocious state (see below).
After renovation there was some improvement (see right).
Erthe Upon Erthe after renovation
Erthe Upon Erthe WPuddephat
Erthe Upon Erthe Latin poem and English translation
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The Erthe Upon Erthe Poem
The Latin poem is a common explicit warning that was often placed around people’s houses and in the covers of their books. The Friends Of The Guild Chapel explain..
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“The earliest known texts of the poem date from the beginning of the 14th Century and focus the attention on the inevitability of death and how we should all strive to lead a good life. It teaches that worldly goods should not distract us from our prayers and devotions and that we all end up equal in death and will be judged. It should be read as if the first "erthe" represents man/woman" and the second "erthe" as "earth/ dust", with the point being that man and earth are the same thing, both created by God, and that all men return to be dust eventually.”
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Created: 08/02/2024