misericords

His survey, by contrast, sets out to explore what he calls the “other half” of medieval art, the everyday objects accessible to the bulk of the population – biscuit moulds, furniture, cheap lead jewellery, personal seals, floor tiles, woodcuts in books that illustrate contemporary stories and sayings, and decorative carvings in churches such as misericords and carved capitals.

The Secret Middle Ages de Brantigny........................ 2008

His survey, by contrast, sets out to explore what he calls the “other half” of medieval art, the everyday objects accessible to the bulk of the population – biscuit moulds, furniture, cheap lead jewellery, personal seals, floor tiles, woodcuts in books that illustrate contemporary stories and sayings, and decorative carvings in churches such as misericords and carved capitals.

The Secret Middle Ages: Discovering the Real Medieval World, by Malcolm Jones. Book review Carla 2008

His survey, by contrast, sets out to explore what he calls the “other half” of medieval art, the everyday objects accessible to the bulk of the population – biscuit moulds, furniture, cheap lead jewellery, personal seals, floor tiles, woodcuts in books that illustrate contemporary stories and sayings, and decorative carvings in churches such as misericords and carved capitals.

Archive 2007-12-30 de Brantigny........................ 2007

Ottery St MaryA splendid chapel in a very grand Devon parish church (below), containing many original features such as a carved eagle lectern and the original canon's stalls and misericords (choir stall carvings).

Five of the best lady chapels 2011

He hides high in the church roof, or crouches in carved misericords beneath the seats of choir stalls, where choirboys stuff their sweet wrappers.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

He hides high in the church roof, or crouches in carved misericords beneath the seats of choir stalls, where choirboys stuff their sweet wrappers.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

With Frederic Billiet, she had just published the Lexicon also Brepols, a dictionary of the terms for misericords and choir stalls, regularizing usage among languages.

Archive 2008-03-01 The Medieval Club of New York 2008

With Frederic Billiet, she had just published the Lexicon also Brepols, a dictionary of the terms for misericords and choir stalls, regularizing usage among languages.

In Memory of Elaine Block Nicola Masciandaro 2008

The seats against the wall on each side (the misericords) are all new, but not so are the trefoil-headed arcade and the massive oak beam which bear the standards supporting their book-rests.

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See

The Jacobean pulpit and misericords in the choir call for remark and also the interesting "memoriall" on a pillar of the nave to the "Renowned Martialist" -- Richard Boles -- who defended the church during the attack referred to above.

Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes