The Arma Christi [General discussion]

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Arma Christi seem to have been featured regularly on church pew ends. Wooden church pews only became the norm in the 15th C, and they were often embellished with either geomeric, architectural or floral motifs, and sometimes with figurative carvings.

Pew ends featuring Arma Christi seem to have been a regular feature in southern England and particulary Cornwall and Devon.
This English pew use of the Arma aligns well with the main place of production of the O Vernicle poem rolls, and shows the importance of the theme in the region.

Some of the examples below are 17th and 19th century restorations of the originals. Throughout the centuries, in this region it appears that old benches were replaced with copies of the originals, as the design appears to be exactly the same.

They all were made by a very small group of traveling woodworkers.

St Breward Church, St Breward, Cornwall:
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St Winnow Church, Altarnun, Cornwall:
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St Mary's Church, Mortehoe, Devon
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Additionally, some OT but interesting ones:

Mermaid, St Nonna's church (Voynichesque tail)
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Sheep with round curls (Also St Nonna):
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