Album Misericords from Martin M. Miles

Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:14:49 +0000

The Hôtel de Cluny was built in the late 15th century on the site of an older building constructed after the Abbey of Cluny acquired the ancient Roman baths in 1340.

The manor house was rebuilt under Jacques d’Amboise, Abbot Commander of Cluny (1485–1510). In the 18th century, the tower of the Hôtel de Cluny served as an observatory for the astronomers Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Jérôme Lalande, and Charles Messier. During the French Revolution in 1789, the manor house was confiscated.

In 1832, the archaeologist and art collector Alexandre Du Sommerard acquired the Hôtel de Cluny and used it to display his extensive collection of medieval artifacts. After his death, the collection became the property of the French state. The building opened as a museum in 1843.

The museum underwent a complete renovation over three years and reopened in 2022.

Misericord

from the Church of Saint-Lucien Beauvais
commissioned by the abbot in 1492

A man turning a roasting pit

Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:53:49 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:40:43 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:25:37 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:13:53 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:59:02 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:38:53 +0000

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Paris - Musée de Cluny

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:17:59 +0000

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Liège - Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:56:29 +0000

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Liège is the center of the largest Walloon agglomeration, and the cultural center of the Walloon region of Belgium. The city, with a population of about 200.000, is located at the confluence of the Ourthe and Meuse rivers.

Around 705, Saint Lambert of Maastricht is credited with completing the Christianization of the region, but conversion may still not have been quite universal, since Lambert was murdered in Liège. To enshrine his relics, the successor, Hubertus (later St. Hubert), built a basilica which became the nucleus of the city.
In 1468, following an uprising of the inhabitants against Burgundian rule, xof Burgundy had the city plundered and systematically destroyed. The few survivors who had fled into the forests—Charles the Bold allegedly had more than 5,000 inhabitants murdered—were only able to return to the city for reconstruction after seven years.

In 1789, partly in connection with the French Revolution, the Liège Revolution occurred. It was directed against the absolutist rule of the Prince-Bishop and was crushed in early 1791 by troops commissioned by the Holy Roman Empire. In 1795, Liège was occupied by French troops and became part of the First French Republic. The Congress of Vienna annexed it to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which in 1830 became the Kingdom of Belgium, to which Liège has belonged ever since.

The Church of St. James the Younger is the former abbey church of St. James's Abbey, founded in 1015 by Balderic II, Notker's successor. The abbey was secularized by Pope Pius VI in 1785 and converted into a collegiate church. The new chapter consisted of thirty canons. After the Revolution, the church became a parish church, the main cloister was converted into a park, and the monastery buildings were demolished.

The present late Gothic church, completed in 1538, replaced the early Romanesque church. The church is 90 meters long, 30 meters wide, and 38 meters high and has the floor plan of a Latin cross.

The choir stalls are from the 14th century

Liège - Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:33:02 +0000

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Liège - Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:24:49 +0000

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Beverley Minster

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:56:38 +0000

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The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

Tradition attributes the refoundation of the monastery as a collegiate church of secular canons to King Æthelstan. The establishment of a significant minster and its privileges occurred gradually, but by the early 11th century, Bishop John's tomb had become an important pilgrimage center, as he was canonized in 1037, and his cult encouraged the growth of a town around the minster.

A fire in 1188 seriously damaged the minster and the town. A complete rebuilding was required. During the construction, a new lantern tower over the eastern crossing designed to illuminate the shrine of St John was under construction, but it collapsed in 1219 necessitating a partial rebuild of the church. By 1260 the retrochoir, choir, chapter house, transepts, and crossing were complete. Overwhelmingly tall and spacious, and speaking to the increasing skills of the stonecarvers, this new work was radically different from the old Saxon and Norman structure it replaced. It was the product of the novel structural systems and artistic development that together define the Gothic style brought to England in the late 12th century.

The choir stalls, where once the canons met to sing and pray. There are 68 misericords here. Carved in 1520, they are most probably the work of the Ripon School of Carvers

A fox and two sleeping geese - A fox hanged by six geese - An ape taking the rope from the dead fox.

Beverley Minster

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:38:06 +0000

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The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

Tradition attributes the refoundation of the monastery as a collegiate church of secular canons to King Æthelstan. The establishment of a significant minster and its privileges occurred gradually, but by the early 11th century, Bishop John's tomb had become an important pilgrimage center, as he was canonized in 1037, and his cult encouraged the growth of a town around the minster.

A fire in 1188 seriously damaged the minster and the town. A complete rebuilding was required. During the construction, a new lantern tower over the eastern crossing designed to illuminate the shrine of St John was under construction, but it collapsed in 1219 necessitating a partial rebuild of the church. By 1260 the retrochoir, choir, chapter house, transepts, and crossing were complete. Overwhelmingly tall and spacious, and speaking to the increasing skills of the stonecarvers, this new work was radically different from the old Saxon and Norman structure it replaced. It was the product of the novel structural systems and artistic development that together define the Gothic style brought to England in the late 12th century.

The choir stalls, where once the canons met to sing and pray. There are 68 misericords here. Carved in 1520, they are most probably the work of the Ripon School of Carvers

A man with whip over cowering ape - A hunter with dogs attacking a bear - A bear dancing to a bagpipe played by an ape.

Beverley Minster

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:29:33 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

Tradition attributes the refoundation of the monastery as a collegiate church of secular canons to King Æthelstan. The establishment of a significant minster and its privileges occurred gradually, but by the early 11th century, Bishop John's tomb had become an important pilgrimage center, as he was canonized in 1037, and his cult encouraged the growth of a town around the minster.

A fire in 1188 seriously damaged the minster and the town. A complete rebuilding was required. During the construction, a new lantern tower over the eastern crossing designed to illuminate the shrine of St John was under construction, but it collapsed in 1219 necessitating a partial rebuild of the church. By 1260 the retrochoir, choir, chapter house, transepts, and crossing were complete. Overwhelmingly tall and spacious, and speaking to the increasing skills of the stonecarvers, this new work was radically different from the old Saxon and Norman structure it replaced. It was the product of the novel structural systems and artistic development that together define the Gothic style brought to England in the late 12th century.

The choir stalls, where once the canons met to sing and pray. There are 68 misericords here. Carved in 1520, they are most probably the work of the Ripon School of Carvers

Cow lying down - Man on horse, and a harvest cart - Lady milking

Beverley Minster

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:12:33 +0000

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Beverley - St Mary's Church

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:42:45 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

In 1188, a fire destroyed parts of the town and also damaged the cathedral. Despite famines in the 14th century, Beverley grew to become the tenth largest town in England by 1377.

St. Mary's was founded in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster. It is a 60-meter-long cruciform church with a nave and chancel, a south transept with an east aisle, a north transept with an east chapel and crypt below, a northeast chapel and a crossing tower.

Systematic rebuilding began in the late 13th century, when a large chapel was added on to the east side of the north transept. This was followed c. 1300 by the addition of a south aisle to the previously aisle-less chancel, in conjunction with a widening of east aisle of the south transept. The nave aisles were completely rebuilt in the early 14th century. Building work at St Mary's ceased in the mid-14th century, as in so many cases throughout England, because of the Black Death. It did not resume until c. 1400, when the west front was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style and a Perpendicular clerestory was added to the nave.

During Evensong on 29 April 1520, the central tower collapsed. Much of the work on the eastern end of the nave was undone, though the aisle walls were little damaged. The central tower and the nave arcades and clerestory were entirely rebuilt.

The masterly carved misericords (Ripon School of Carvers) date back to the 15th century.

Beverley - St Mary's Church

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:12:09 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

In 1188, a fire destroyed parts of the town and also damaged the cathedral. Despite famines in the 14th century, Beverley grew to become the tenth largest town in England by 1377.

St. Mary's was founded in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster. It is a 60-meter-long cruciform church with a nave and chancel, a south transept with an east aisle, a north transept with an east chapel and crypt below, a northeast chapel and a crossing tower.

Systematic rebuilding began in the late 13th century, when a large chapel was added on to the east side of the north transept. This was followed c. 1300 by the addition of a south aisle to the previously aisle-less chancel, in conjunction with a widening of east aisle of the south transept. The nave aisles were completely rebuilt in the early 14th century. Building work at St Mary's ceased in the mid-14th century, as in so many cases throughout England, because of the Black Death. It did not resume until c. 1400, when the west front was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style and a Perpendicular clerestory was added to the nave.

During Evensong on 29 April 1520, the central tower collapsed. Much of the work on the eastern end of the nave was undone, though the aisle walls were little damaged. The central tower and the nave arcades and clerestory were entirely rebuilt.

The masterly carved misericords (Ripon School of Carvers) date back to the 15th century.

Beverley - St Mary's Church

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:26:21 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

In 1188, a fire destroyed parts of the town and also damaged the cathedral. Despite famines in the 14th century, Beverley grew to become the tenth largest town in England by 1377.

St. Mary's was founded in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster. It is a 60-meter-long cruciform church with a nave and chancel, a south transept with an east aisle, a north transept with an east chapel and crypt below, a northeast chapel and a crossing tower.

Systematic rebuilding began in the late 13th century, when a large chapel was added on to the east side of the north transept. This was followed c. 1300 by the addition of a south aisle to the previously aisle-less chancel, in conjunction with a widening of east aisle of the south transept. The nave aisles were completely rebuilt in the early 14th century. Building work at St Mary's ceased in the mid-14th century, as in so many cases throughout England, because of the Black Death. It did not resume until c. 1400, when the west front was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style and a Perpendicular clerestory was added to the nave.

During Evensong on 29 April 1520, the central tower collapsed. Much of the work on the eastern end of the nave was undone, though the aisle walls were little damaged. The central tower and the nave arcades and clerestory were entirely rebuilt.

The masterly carved misericords (Ripon School of Carvers) date back to the 15th century.

Beverley - St Mary's Church

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 21:00:43 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

In 1188, a fire destroyed parts of the town and also damaged the cathedral. Despite famines in the 14th century, Beverley grew to become the tenth largest town in England by 1377.

St. Mary's was founded in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster. It is a 60-meter-long cruciform church with a nave and chancel, a south transept with an east aisle, a north transept with an east chapel and crypt below, a northeast chapel and a crossing tower.

Systematic rebuilding began in the late 13th century, when a large chapel was added on to the east side of the north transept. This was followed c. 1300 by the addition of a south aisle to the previously aisle-less chancel, in conjunction with a widening of east aisle of the south transept. The nave aisles were completely rebuilt in the early 14th century. Building work at St Mary's ceased in the mid-14th century, as in so many cases throughout England, because of the Black Death. It did not resume until c. 1400, when the west front was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style and a Perpendicular clerestory was added to the nave.

During Evensong on 29 April 1520, the central tower collapsed. Much of the work on the eastern end of the nave was undone, though the aisle walls were little damaged. The central tower and the nave arcades and clerestory were entirely rebuilt.

The masterly carved misericords (Ripon School of Carvers) date back to the 15th century.

Beverley - St Mary's Church

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:39:08 +0000

Martin M. Miles has posted:

The town's origins date back to the 7th century. The first known building was a church founded by John of Beverley (+ 721), the later canonized Bishop of York. Around 850, the monastery was dissolved by the invasion of the "Great Heathen Army" of Vikings, and the town became part of the new Kingdom of Jorvik. However, the veneration of John of Beverley ensured that the region's population grew steadily until the 10th century.

The Archbishops of York encouraged the development of Beverley. The town, along with York, Ripon, and Southwell, became one of the most important Christian centers in England.

After the Norman conquest of England, many pilgrims flocked to Beverley after hearing of the miracles performed by John of Beverley. Many people in the north of England rejected Norman rule. The Normans then ravaged the towns of Yorkshire. Beverley, however, was spared due to the sanctity of the place.

In 1188, a fire destroyed parts of the town and also damaged the cathedral. Despite famines in the 14th century, Beverley grew to become the tenth largest town in England by 1377.

St. Mary's was founded in the first half of the 12th century as a daughter church of Beverley Minster. It is a 60-meter-long cruciform church with a nave and chancel, a south transept with an east aisle, a north transept with an east chapel and crypt below, a northeast chapel and a crossing tower.

Systematic rebuilding began in the late 13th century, when a large chapel was added on to the east side of the north transept. This was followed c. 1300 by the addition of a south aisle to the previously aisle-less chancel, in conjunction with a widening of east aisle of the south transept. The nave aisles were completely rebuilt in the early 14th century. Building work at St Mary's ceased in the mid-14th century, as in so many cases throughout England, because of the Black Death. It did not resume until c. 1400, when the west front was rebuilt in the Perpendicular style and a Perpendicular clerestory was added to the nave.

During Evensong on 29 April 1520, the central tower collapsed. Much of the work on the eastern end of the nave was undone, though the aisle walls were little damaged. The central tower and the nave arcades and clerestory were entirely rebuilt.

The masterly carved misericords (Ripon School of Carvers) date back to the 15th century.

A boar hunt