Medieval Graffiti: The Lost Voices of England's Churches | 
pickIt's fascinating to read about the amount and variety of medieval graffiti in churches, and the fact that it seems clear some of it at least was sanctioned and even had a devotional purpose. The author concludes little, which is unsatisfying, but he isn't wrong that in many of these cases we simply cannot know.
This is interesting so far, but mostly... we don't really know how to explain a lot of the graffiti, so there are few conclusions we can come to. Every chapter ends with a kind of “but really, we don't know“, which is fair, I just wish we did know!
“The images and texts that are inscribed into the very stones of the church building can often tell us far more about the medieval people who worshipped there than any amount of brightly coloured stained glass.”
Just saw this HP photo challenge and had to join in! Thanks for hosting @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks & @vkois88!! #NewHogwartsAdventure #Symbols
Joining @I-read-and-eat for #historymonth with a #scaretober appropriate read I'm so excited to start!
so-soI really enjoyed learning about all the different forms of graffiti found around England's churches, however the author was a little difficult to work with.
