Author: Clive Hicks

Clive Hicks was born in South Africa but has lived in London for almost fifty years. He is an architect, photographer, lecturer, and author, and previously had a brief professional career in ballet. He has illustrated many books, in particular William Anderson's pivotal book "Green Man - The Archetype of Our Oneness with the Earth" (HarperCollins) and has written his own on the same subject "The Green Man - A Field Guide" (CompassBooks).

The next time you find yourself in a European church or cathedral, there is someone you should see. Forget “The DaVinci Code”. A real puzzle stares at you from the walls, architecture, and furnishings throughout these old places of worship. The mysterious Green Man, a carved foliate face from ancient times, appears in various guises and apparently independently, all over the world. His best known and most accessible incarnations are found – by the thousands …

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