A tour of the strange figures carved into English churches by medieval masons: monsters, jesters, devils dragging off sinners, the gaping mouth of hell, Jonah in the jaws of the fish, and the scolding ale-wife. Wildridge asks who the carvers were, whether their work was meant to teach, and how much of it descends from pagan imagery.
A curious, well-illustrated guide for church crawlers and anyone who has wondered at the faces leering from misericords and roof bosses. Download the free EPUB.