Masons who build mausoleum of princess lose their right hands so they may never again construct so fine a building. (Cf. S165.7, W181.2.)

Motif

Masons who build mausoleum of princess lose their right hands so they may never again construct so fine a building. (Cf. S165.7, W181.2.)

Unnatural cruelty. · Revolting murders or mutilations. · Mutilations. · view the constellation · filed as S161.0.1

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Mutilation: cutting off hands (arms).

Filed beside it

Mutilation: cutting off fingers

Travels with

Artisan who has built palace blinded so he cannot build another like it. (Cf. S161.0.1, W181.2.)King kills architect after completion of great building, so that he may never again build one so great. (Cf. S161.0.1, W154.21.)

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