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Misericord
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A misericord is a small wooden structure on the underside of a hinged folding seat in a church which, when the seat is folded up, is intended to act as a ledge to support a person leaning against it i
Misericord from the Charterhouse of Florence (Tuscany, Italy), depicting a mascaron (a decorative face)
Misericord from the Charterhouse of Florence (Tuscany, Italy), depicting a mascaron (a decorative face)
With the seat lifted (as at left), the misericord provides a ledge to support the user.
With the seat lifted (as at left), the misericord provides a ledge to support the user.
St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire: a school-master thrashing a pupil
St Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire: a school-master thrashing a pupil
A simple bracket-like misericord, Bechtolsheim, Germany
A simple bracket-like misericord, Bechtolsheim, Germany
Kathisma
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A kathisma, literally, "seat", is a division of the Psalter, used in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic churches. The word may also describe a hymn sung at Matins, a seat used in monasti
Page from the Tomić Psalter, Bulgarian, 1360.
Page from the Tomić Psalter, Bulgarian, 1360.
Wooden kathismata at the old Orthodox church in Sarajevo. The taller kathisma with gilded baldachin is for the bishop.
Wooden kathismata at the old Orthodox church in Sarajevo. The taller kathisma with gilded baldachin is for the bishop.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB