Author: WOOD, JUANITA
Title: Wooden Images Misericords and Medieval England
Description: Cranbury, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1999. First Edition (?). Hardcover. ISBN: 0838637795. Illustrated by Charles A. Curry. Hardcover is black with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with 163 b/w photographs. "...images carved on the underside of medieval choir stalls in the churches and cathedrals of England in the 13th through 16th centuries, this work provides a spirited examination of the social history of ordinary men and women during the late medieval period.....Unlike the ruling class...this larger segment of the population has been more difficult to research....The carvings they produced, known as 'misericords', are predominately secular in content even though they reside in religious buildings. They offer unique visual evidence that the life of the ordinary medieval citizen was not only rich and varied, but lusty, political, humorous, and joyous.." Sections are: Intro and History; Necessary Enticements---From Temptress to Virgin; Men and Challenges--Up to the Test; Mayhem and Merriment--Medieval Entertainment; Political Wit and Other Rebellions; Deadly Reminders--The Battle for the Soul; conclusion; notes; references; index. ; B&W Photographs; 0.7 x 11.1 x 8.4 Inches; 179 pages; Cover has tiny bumping. DJ has slight bumping and rubbing; in a mylar cover.. New in Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0838637795 Art; Art History; England; English History; Britain; Great Britain; British History; Medieval Architecture; Medieval History; Women/Womens' History Cultural History Education Architecture European History History Archaeology Humor Art Geography