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Mary Désirée Anderson (1902–1973)

Author of Misericords: Medieval Life in English Woodcarving

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Includes the name: Mary Désirée Anderson

Also includes: M. D. Anderson (1)

Works by Mary Désirée Anderson

Misericords: Medieval Life in English Woodcarving (1954) 42 copies

History and Imagery in British Churches (1971) 17 copies

Looking for history in British churches (1951) 13 copies

A saint at stake; the strange death of William of Norwich, 1144 (1964) 11 copies

The medieval carver (2011) 7 copies

Drama and Imagery in English Medieval Churches (1963) 5 copies

Animal carvings in British churches (1938) 3 copies

The Choir Stalls of Lincoln Minster, with Forty-five Illustrations (1951) 1 copy

HISTORY BY THE HIGHWAY 1 copy

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Other names: Anderson, M. D.
Anderson, Mary D.
Anderson, Maisie
Cox, Mary Désirée Anderson
Cox, Mrs. Trenchard
Birthdate: 1902
Date of death: 1973
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Relationships: Cox, Trenchard (husband)
Anderson, Sir Hugh Kerr (father)
Short biography: Author of Misericords and similar works. Variously known as Mary D. Anderson, Mary Desirée Anderson, Mary Désirée Anderson. Wife of Trenchard Cox. b 1902 d 1975

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The Medieval carver by M. D. Anderson

Its information-value, which is considerable, is surpassed by the grace and even the wit of the writing. Would that all art historians did so well!

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HarryMacDonald | Oct 1, 2012 |

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Works: 9
Members: 100
Popularity: #190,120
Rating: ½ 3.4

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 6

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