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Misericord with Harvesting Scene
English: Misericord with harvesting scene - threshing corn

1375-1400
England, East Anglia
Oak, carved

Misericords were set on the underside of the hinged seats in the choirs of churches. They had no religious function but gave some support to the monks and clergy in the long parts of the services when standing was required. This explains the name 'misericord', which comes from the Latin for mercy. The decoration was often amusing and sometimes moral.

This scene shows the activity of threshing corn. It may have been copied from a calendar illustration. The monsters at the sides are a kind of 'blemya', a fantastic man-eating creature with no head and a face in his chest. The ancient Roman writer Pliny the Elder and later medieval travel books mentioned 'blemyae' as though they really existed.

This misericord was probably carved in East Anglia, but we do not know which church it came from.

Collection ID: W.7-1921

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by David Jackson.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author David Jackson

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