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| misericords, Cumbria | ||||
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| Mercy |
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| Misericords are the hinged seats found in choir stalls of medieval churches which
tip up to allow the monks to stand. On the underside of the seat is a small wooden
support on which to rest, on the underside of this is often a carved image. |
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| The Latin word 'misericordia' means mercy. In the day the monks celebrated 8 services;
Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline; besides other masses
and prayers, all said while standing. The small support gave them some mercy from
standing for many hours. The carvings on the wooden support are often secular or pagan,
and sometimes at odds with Christian piety. |
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| Misericord numbering within a church follows a convention - N S for North and South
side of the choir, numbered from 1 nearest the altar. |
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Dragon (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Fox and goose. (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Lion slaying a dragon? (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Pelican in her piety. (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- A murder? (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- St Michael slaying the dragon? (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Griffin attacking a man. (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Man in a kilt with two serpents? (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, NY39885596 -- Mermaid with a mirror. (photo 5.4.2013) | ||
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Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, SD37967879 -- Misericord (photo 30.7.2010) | ||
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Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, SD37967879 -- Misericord, a green man (photo 30.7.2010) | ||
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Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, SD37967879 -- Misericord S1; Prior William's seat, supporters a W and a hedgehog. (photo 7.4.2006) | ||
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Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, SD37967879 -- Misericord; a pelican in her peity. (photo 7.4.2006) | ||
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Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, SD37967879 -- Misericord S8; mermaid with mirror and comb. (photo 7.4.2006) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord N7, men currycombing a horse. (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord N8, foliage (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord N9, St Michael killing the Dragon (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord N10, a pelican in her piety. (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord S7, coat of arms, Howard Family. (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord S8, capture of a unicorn (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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St Andrew, Greystoke, NY44323079 -- Misericord S10, coat of arms (photo 19.8.2011) | ||
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| references:- |
Anderson, M D: 1954: Misericords: Penguin Books Bond, Francis: 1910: Wood Carvings in English Churches; Misericords: Oxford University Press (London) Challis, M G: 1998: Life in Medieval England as Portrayed on Church Misericords and Bench Ends: Teamband (Nettlebed, Oxfordshire) Dickinson, J C: 1991: Priory of Cartmel: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe, Cumbria) Dickinson, John: 2008: Misericords of North West England, their Naature and Significance: Centre for North West Regional Studies (Lancaster, Lancashire):: ISBN 978 1 86220 204 7 Grossinger, Christa: 1997: World Upside Down; English Misericords: Harvey Miller (London) Grossinger, Christa: 2002: Carlisle Cathedral Misericords: Carlisle Cathedral (Carlisle, Cumbria) Grossinger, Christa: 2003: Carlisle Cathedral Misericords; Style and Iconography: Maney Publishing Grundy, Thirlie: 1991: Misericords of Carlisle Cathedral: Colophon Press (Carlisle, Cumbria) Paul Hardwick, English Medieval Misericords; the margins of meaning::: ISBN 1 84383 659 Haymen, Richard: 1989: Church Misericords and Banch Ends: Shire Publicaltions (Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire) Laird, Marshall: 1986: English Misericords: John Murray (London) Remnant, G L: 1998: Catalogue of Misericords in Great Britain: Clarendon Press (Oxford, Oxfordshire):: ISBN 0 19 817164 1 Rothwell, Eric: 1997: Misericords and Screen in Cartmel Priory: Smith and Associates (Much Wenlock, Shropshire) |
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