Download or read book The Green Man written by Kathleen Basford and published by Boydell & Brewer Incorporated. This book was released on 1978 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The green man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the most common of all motifs in medieval sculpture. This book looks at the development and significance of the green man.