Corpus of the misericords at Carlisle Cathedral
N01 |
Dragon-like beast swallowing a man in a kilt first, possibly Judas in the jaws of Satan, as described by Dante. Supporters - Dog with bells on collar. |
N02 |
Bird {Hoopoe?} with 3 young birds about it. Supporters - Leaf. |
N03 |
Dragon holding an animal in its claws. Supporters - Lion. |
N04 |
Mantichora with human head and hands. Supporters - Amphisbaena. |
N05 |
Fight between dragon and elephant. Supporters - Leaf. |
N06 |
Demi-angel playing a tabor. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N07 |
Dragon devouring bird. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N08 |
Coronation of the Virgin. Supporters - Rose. |
N09 |
Griffin biting its wing. Supporters - Griffin biting its wing. |
N10 |
Pelican in her piety. Supporters - Flower. |
N11 |
Lion and dragon fighting. Supporters - ragon. |
N12 |
Griffin biting its wing. Supporters - Web-footed bird. |
N13 |
Two dragons joined together by the ears. Supporters - Leaf. |
N14 |
Two storks feeding out of a sack. Supporters - Leaf. |
N15 |
Hairy, grotesque man with wings seated on the ground. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N16 |
Angel in clouds playing a musical instrument with a plectrum. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N17 |
Two eagles with necks crossed, one head broken off. Supporters - Wyvern. |
N18 |
Double-headed eagle gorged with a crown. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N19 |
Fox and goose. Supporters - Foliate square. |
N20 |
Two dragon bodies with human head in common. Supporters - Flower. |
N21 |
Angel in clouds playing a musical instrument [broken] Supporters - Rose. |
N22 |
Man seated on the ground with eagle on each side plucking on his beard. [One bird’s head is broken off]. Supporters - Harpy. |
N23 |
Dragon. Supporters - Lion with human head. |
S01 |
Two angels in the clouds holding some object between them. Supporters - Monster with legs and body of bird, head of beast, and tail of dragon. |
S02 |
Wyvern biting its wing. Supporters - Lion. |
S03 |
Bird struggling with an animal. Supporters - Leaf. |
S04 |
Bi-corporate lion with human head. Supporters - Stylised leaf. |
S05 |
Winged dragon, elaborately carved. Supporters - Leaf. |
S06 |
Winged serpent. Supporters - Cockatrice. |
S07 |
Two animals with a single grotesque head. Supporters - Foliate square. |
S08 |
Woman seizing a man by the beard and about to strike him with a domestic weapon; the man has apparently just dropped a poker. Supporters - Foliate square. |
S09 |
Hybrid with a man’s head. Supporters - Leaf. |
S10 |
Dragon half-hidden in foliage. Supporters - Leaf. |
S11 |
Grotesque face with open mouth with a bird on either side pecking at his tongue. Supporters - Bearded man’s head with loose cap. |
S12 |
Fox and Goose. Supporters - Ibis holding an eel or serpent. |
S13 |
St. Michael slaying the dragon. Supporters - Leaf. |
S14 |
Wodehouse seizing a dragon by its mouth. Supporters - ion with grotesque house. |
S15 |
Angel holding a shield by bands over the shoulders. Supporters - Foliate square. |
S16 |
Angel in clouds playing a musical instrument with plectrum. Supporters - Winged lion. |
S17 |
Pelican in her piety. Supporters - Pelican. |
S18 |
Hyena killing or eating a man. Supporters - Foliate square. |
S19 |
Man in hood and sleeved tunic attacked by griffin. Supporters - Grotesque lion mask. |
S20 |
Two dragons held by a man in a tunic. He has Tudor roses on his cap and belt. Supporters - Simple flower. |
S21 |
Fight between dragon and beast. Supporters - Dog. |
S22 |
Mermaid with a mirror. Supporters - Leaf. |
S23 |
Lion and dragon fighting. Supporters - Winged lion. |