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Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. Focusing specifically on England - though with cognisance of broader European contexts -this volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed "case studies", the book places misericords firmly within the doctrinal and devotional milieu in which they were created and sited, arguing that even the apparently coarse images to be found beneath choir stalls are intimately linked to the devotional life of the medieval English Church. The analysis is complemented by a gazetteer of the most notable instances.

Dr Paul Hardwick is Professor in English, Leeds Trinity University College.

Misericords --- Wood-carving, Medieval --- Benchends --- Church architecture --- Christian art and symbolism --- Art, Christian --- Art, Ecclesiastical --- Arts in the church --- Christian symbolism --- Ecclesiastical art --- Symbolism and Christian art --- Religious art --- Symbolism --- Symbolism in art --- Church decoration and ornament --- Architecture --- Bench ends --- Benches --- Mercy seats (Seating) --- Choir stalls --- Details. --- Details --- England. --- English Medieval. --- European contexts. --- Misericords. --- belief. --- church stalls. --- church. --- devotional life. --- devotional milieu. --- doctrinal. --- everyday. --- fantastic. --- gazetteer. --- late middle ages. --- life. --- medieval art. --- motifs. --- notable instances. --- profane. --- religious context. --- sacred. --- scatological. --- spiritual. --- themes.