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Misericords of North West England

John Dickinson

£12.95

Misericords, carved into the underside of choir stall seats in major churches and cathedrals, reveal the otherwise lost skills of medieval craftsmen, together with important insights into the thought of the period.

The images, as powerful representations of the constant struggle between sin and virtue, and often drawing on the fantastic, depict many strange monsters alongside scenes that are domestic in character; the mother watching the fox stealing the cock, or marital disharmony in the kitchen.

publisher:

Centre for North- West Regional Studies

pages:

136

Publication Date:

2008 April

format:

ISBN:

9781862202047

illustrations:

Black & white photographs