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misericord
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
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misericord. The projection on the underside of a hinged seat of a choir-stall, commonly said to have been designed to provide support for those incapable of standing for long periods during Divine worship.
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Misericords do indeed have a story to tell ; I was very interested to read the piece on misericords in your Midweek Antiques column. These fascinating carvings in many of our medieval cathedrals and major churches afford endless interest to those able to explore them, and the ones at Exeter Cathedral have the distinction of being the earliest figuratively carved set in England.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/15/2008; 519 words
; ...very interested to read the piece on misericords in your Midweek Antiques column. These...Reynard the Fox. Incidentally, the misericords' carvings were hidden not so much by...World Upside-Down, a study of English misericords by Christa Grossinger (Harvey Miller...
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CROUCHING DRAGONS
Magazine article from: Muse; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...too holy, so many misericords just got standard leaves...castles. On a decent misericord hunt, you'll find...substantial number of misericord carvings that are just...mostly stopped doing misericords in the 1500s, but...rare breed of modern misericord carvers. Few people...
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 "Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)")
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Discovery of rare seats reveals bishop's mark
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 8/8/2006; ; 665 words
; ...000 worldwide pre- Reformation misericords in existence, a mere 18 feature...studies, said: "This remarkable misericord panel is an amazing find and we...the historical significance of misericords, studies of these unique objects...
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Reynard the Fox: Social Engagement and Cultural Metamorphoses in the Beast Epic from the Middle Ages to the Present.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Folklore; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...representation on an English misericord (at Faversham) is a twentieth...and the suggested Sick Lion misericord in Gloucester Cathedral...twelve of the fifty-eight misericords at Gloucester are modern...in France, "there is a misericord carving showing a man with...
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Taking the weight off a lengthy sermon ; We may laugh at the lengthy sermons that clerics delivered to their congregations in times past, though not perhaps at any discomfort they had after having sat for so long on hard, wooden seats. Many were so fearful of their local priests' deliverances they sat for hours in obedient silence, enduring untold agonies without being allowed to slip outside for what is now called a "comfort break".
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...plenty of these decorative corbels called misericords do, and some of the best are right...examples in the country. Obviously misericords carved for a fine cathedral would be...carpenters, though not often. But four misericords in Bristol Cathedral are copies of Thielmann...
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Woodcarvings used online to aid teaching
Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 3/20/2002; 351 words
; ...for schools through the Internet. The misericords - hinged seats in the choir stalls...takes eight different creatures from the misericords, telling some of the legends linked...Green Man and information about the misericords there is also the Woodwose Challenge...
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Mediaeval rugby players at the cathedral?
Newspaper article from: Citizen Gloucestershire, The; 6/16/2008; 554 words
; ...the mediaeval footballers carved on one of the misericords. Misericords are, literally, "mercy seats" and are little...we know it was born. It is very likely that our misericord is an early depiction of "fute ball" perhaps...
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NO-HEADLINE
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/13/1997; 350 words
; ...in The World Upside-Down: English Misericords (Harvey Miller pounds 38/pounds 18...weaker monks to rest their legs. Thus misericords, from the Latin misericordia, meaning...the 11th century and the Reformation, misericord carvings quickly developed their own...
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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Green men boost cathedral funds.
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 12/30/1998; 296 words
; ...someone's pagan imagination. For they are reproductions of the exquisitely carved misericords that can be seen in the Quire at the Cathedral. Misericords date from the Middle Ages and are basically brackets on the underside of hinged seats...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Crash may have been caused by driver's collapse.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/30/1998; 700+ words
; ...and unlikely to cause an unholy row. They are reproductions of the exquisitely carved misericords that can be seen in the Quire at the Cathedral. Misericords date from the Middle Ages and are brackets on the underside of hinged seats which could...
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misericord
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
misericord a ledge projecting from the underside...support to someone standing. Medieval misericords were often decorated with elaborate...sense from the early 16th century, misericord (denoting pity) is recorded from Middle...
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misericords
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
misericords , carvings in Gothic churches that adorn choir stalls provided for the...that demonstrated the artist's skill and wit. Superb examples of misericords are at Ely, Wells, and Lincoln cathedrals in England.
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miserere
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
miserere, misericord . 1. Mercy-seat , subsellium...the seats were folded upright, the misericords could give support to a person standing...indecencies. Excellent carved medieval misericords survive, e.g. in the Parish Church...
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stall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...scenes from everyday life or with fabulous animal forms, called misericords . From the 14th cent. onward the stalls became objects of the...Garter, are of this kind. Bibliography: See M. D. Anderson, Misericords (1954).
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miser
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...O God’ XIII; prayer for mercy XVII; misericord (seat) XVIII. imper. sg. of L. miserē...have pity, f. miser ; the last sense is a misuse. misericord †pity, mercy XIV; dagger for giving the...
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