Miserere — Chambers's Encyclopaedia

An illustration of a 'Miserere' projection, which is a decorative panel on the underside of a church stall. It features a central rectangular panel with a relief carving of a figure, possibly a saint or a scene from a story, surrounded by ornate, carved woodwork and decorative elements. — Miserere.

Miserere, a projection on the under side of the seats of the stalls of mediæval churches and chapels, &c. They are usually ornamented with carved work, and are so shaped that when the seats-proper are folded up they form a small seat at a higher level, sufficient to afford some support to a person resting upon it. Aged and infirm ecclesiastics were allowed to use these during long services.

An illustration of a 'Frate della Misericordia' (Brother of Mercy). He is depicted wearing a long, dark, hooded monastic robe with a small emblem on the chest. He has a long, pointed beard and is holding a small book or tablet in his hands. — A Frate della Misericordia.