Ritual Protection Marks & Apotropaic Graffiti in London Churches

An ongoing survey of the London churches has recorded a surprisingly varied corpus of medieval and historic graffiti of which ritual protective marks (or apotropaics) make up a substantial part.

This illustrated talk, led by Wayne Perkins, takes you on a virtual tour of the capitals major religious monuments and their attendant graffiti and inscriptions and explains how they are now being understood in light of new interpretative frameworks.