Corpus of the misericords at St Mary’s Minster
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N-01 |
Bird siren wearing a hennin. Supporters a snake’s head with female head wearing a hennin, perhaps an allusion to the Virgin-headed Serpent of the fall of Man. |
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N-02 |
Shield charged with a fess between three mullets [Manston] Supporters Leaf. |
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N-03 |
Hart with collar and Chain. Supporters conventional foliage. |
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N-04 |
Shield charged with a fess between three mullets with a crescent for difference. Supporters uncharged shield. |
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N-05 |
Shield charged ermine, a chief quarterly [possibly the arms of Peckham family of Yaldham. Supporters demi-angel with curious head-dress, bearing uncharged shield. |
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N-06 |
Woman wearing a large hennin, between the points of which a demon is seated. Supporters Lion’s mask with protruding tongue. |
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N-07 |
Two birds back to back. Supporters a dolphin biting its tail. |
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N-08 |
angel bearing uncharged shield. Supporters double rose. |
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N09 |
Plain bracket. Supporters a four-petalled rose. |
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N10 |
Old woman with distaff in hand, flanked by, left, a cat, right, a dog. Left Supporter a grotesque head. Right Supporter fox bearing off fowl. |
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S-01 |
Demi-angel playing a cithern. Supporters lion mask. |
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S-02 |
Man’s face with curly hair, eyes looking sideways. Supporters dragon curled up. |
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S-03 |
Bust of man laughing. Supporters lion mask. |
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S-04 |
Bearded man’s head wearing a round cap. Left Supporter demi-angel clothed in figures, around whom is a scroll inscribed ‘Johannes’ Right Supporter demi-angel clothed in figures, around whom is a scroll inscribed ‘Curteys’ |
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S-05 |
Cook stirring an iron pot. He has a basting ladle and a shovel for putting bread into the oven. He appears to be shouting. Supporters birds, said to be swans or fowl. |
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S-06 |
Foliate mask, with oak mouth-foliage. Supporters bird perched on foliage, with scroll in beak. |
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S-07 |
Angel clothed in feathers, holding a scroll across his breast inscribed I.H.C. Supporters dragon curled up. |
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S-08 |
Head of a man with beard and long hair. Supporters sensual-looking man’s head. |
