61 original misericords Some date from 1420, and others from 1480. Below are a few of them |
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Adapted from Bond, Misericords, p 47 South side- from West- No 16 Owl being modded by small birds 1480 Supporters- Birds with crests |
Adapted from Howard and Crossley, p 190 South side- from West- No 24 1480 Owl sitting in a vine, being attacked by smaller birds Screen sized Image |
Adapted from Bond, Misericords, p 2 South side- from West- No 25 Man in Jerkin fights a Griffin that is attacking a small animal (lamb?) (Some authorites see this as St George and the Dragon
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Adapted from Prior and Gardiner, p 540 South side from west, Number 28 Schoolmaster beats a pupil. surrounded by 4 boys reading books 1480 Supporters: Figures (boys?) writing in scrolls
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Adapted from Bond, Misericords, p 11 North side- from West- No 9
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Adapted from Bond, Misericords, p 138 North side - From West- Number 13 Samson fights the lion 1420 Supporters: Right- a crane. Left an owl holds a mouse in its beak Screen sized Image |
Preliminary Bibliography
Bond, Francis.Wood carvings in English churches, by Francis Bond, P.M.
Johnston, and Alfred Maskell . London, New York, H.
Frowde, 1910- LC Number: NB1960 .B71w
Grössinger, Christa. The world upside-down : English misericords London : H. Miller, c1997. LC Number: NK9743 G76 1997
Howard, F. E. & F.H. Crossley.English church woodwork; a study
in craftsmanship during the mediaeval period A.D. 1250-1550,
by F.E. Howard & F.H. Crossley. London, B.T. Batsford [1917] LC
Number: NB1960 .H84
Laird, M. (Marshall), English misericords London : Murray, 1986. LC Number: NK9743 L3 1986
Remnant, G. L. A catalogue of misericords in Great Britain.
Oxford : Clarendon ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. LC
Number Number: NA5463 .R4 1998
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