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960 scenes - 1441 pictures - 1109 musicians - 1066 musical instruments occurrences

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This website illustrates and describes more than 850 scenes carved in medieval choir stalls from Europe. A slide show mode and a lexicon help to discover the hidden world of the misericords. With the simple search you can enter a word, a name or a musical instrument. The advanced search allows you to cross criterias. Some photographs are still being uploaded, and the descriptions are also being translated every day.


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This research programme, placed under the scientific supervision of Pr Frédéric Billiet, is supported by the Organology & Iconography team of IReMUS with the partnership of Misericordia International.



New scenes

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Deux fous

Bas Rhin, France
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Fou

Bas Rhin, France
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Tête chantant

Marne, France
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Joueur de cornemuse

Haute-Vienne, France
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Tête chantant

Haute-Vienne, France
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Monstre au grelot

Aveyron, France
fiche 985
Oiseau flûtiste

Aveyron, France
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Joueur de chalemie ?

Haute-Vienne, France