Get a G G G Grotesque

Charles Cuttings drawings capture the irreverent and beautiful essences of Oxford's gargoyles and grotesques.

Using designs created from Cutting’s gargoyle studies Oxford History Tours have created a fun range of Oxford grotesque designs to take home or to give, as a memory, to a friend.

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All Soul's College grotesque

A grimacing madman. This drawing captures the irreverent spirit of this medieval art form.

Monstra Marina - Fantastical fish and seahorses from the Bodleian Library

In the 17th century the line between real creatures and imagined was a blurred area. When an artist may have heard about a thing, or seen a drawing the results can be imaginative like these worshipping seahorses and gnashing fish.