Notes, Notings, and Common Refrains

Ooo... knowing how the designers of cheery grotesques arrived at their designs (not the scatological ones cos I think I can guess...) would be fascinating.

So who are we to judge Medieval humor sensibilities

Oh, scatology is still a staple of British humour (alas the dwarf-kicking &c is also still current although it's more often treated as a hate-crime these days).