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ANDERSON, M.D.: Misericords. Medieval Life in English Woodcarving. The King Penguin Books No.72
Penguin Books. 1954 1st edition.
Sm.8vo. In blue pictorial hard card covers with matching dustwrapper. 32 text pp. Approx.50 b/w photo plates. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; small chips to top corners. Small marks. Not price clipped). Small bumps to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. Misericords were designed to enable monks and canons to rest while standing during long services. The carpenters took the opportunity to decorate these small seats with a range of subjects, both religious and secular. The author describes them and provides many illustrations.
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ANDERSON, M.D.: Misericords. Medieval Life in English Woodcarving. The King Penguin Books No.72
Penguin Books. 1956 repr
Sm.8vo. In blue pictorial hard card covers with matching dustwrapper. 32 text pp. Approx.50 b/w plates. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (dw; creased at top, back with small tears. Price clipped). Relevant item loose in front. Else a clean and tight copy. Misericords, carved as they were in the underside of tip up seats, were carved with many and varied subjects, often humorous. With many examples.
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