First Sentence

"An enormous range of unusual imagery appears in early, late, and very late medieval art in contexts as varied as the exterior sculptures of gargoyles, roof bosses, lintels, tympana, and corbels of churches throughout Europe; stone and wood carvings on capitals and misericords, armrests, bench endings, and coffin-tombs; frescoes; illuminated manuscripts; pilgrim badges; heraldic signs; and many other Christian objects."