Church Misericords and Bench Ends
Church Misericords and Bench Ends

Author: Richard Hayman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-11-20

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 0747811830

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With the increasing disappearance of stained glass in medieval churches, the surviving wood carvings on church misericords and bench ends are extremely important in providing an insight into the medieval mind. The carved images were often used to convey the messages of the Christian faith in the Middle Ages but they were not just concerned with religion and religious symbols – they also told stories of mythology, humour and satire, showing illustrations of everyday life and people. This book outlines the history of church seating and discusses the craftsmen and the influences behind their work. Using illustrations, the author then explains the subject matter of these wood carvings, revealing how one can discover so much about medieval life – the spiritualism, moralism and the wit – within the carvings still found in churches today.

The Practicalities of Early English Performance: Manuscripts, Records, and Staging
The Practicalities of Early English Performance: Manuscripts, Records, and Staging

Author: Peter Meredith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-01-02

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1351266020

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Collected Studies CS1069 The essays selected for this volume reflect Peter Meredith’s major contribution to the revival and revision of academic and public interest in medieval English drama and theatre. A number of coinciding factors in the last quarter of the twentieth century brought together a group of scholars, represented here in the Shifting Paradigms series, determined to place the study of medieval drama in a broader context than that of solely reading texts. The publication of Records of Early English Drama, the University of Leeds facsimiles of medieval drama manuscripts, the establishment of the journal and annual meetings of Medieval English Theatre, brought a wider perspective to the discipline. And, by no means least, the bringing to bear of all these ground-breaking developments to the mammoth tasks of recreating in the public domain the original-staging of medieval plays. Peter Meredith had a hand in the formation and lasting influence of all these crucial innovations. The variety and depth of his comprehensive approach to the study of medieval drama and theatre is clearly evinced in each of the essays chosen for this volume.

History of English Churches in 100 Objects
History of English Churches in 100 Objects

Author: Matthew Byrne

Publisher: Batsford Books

Published: 2024-10-10

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1841659746

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Published in collaboration with the National Churches Trust, this fascinating book is a sumptuous and authoritative photographic history of churches in England, as told through the objects inside them. Arranged chronologically from the Roman era to the present day, it covers a huge range of church objects including ornate fonts, beautiful stained glass windows, carved bench ends and rood screens, precious silverware and even church organs, and each piece has a fascinating story to tell. Within these pages, you'll discover: • The Hinton St Mary mosaic in Dorset, created in the early 4th century AD and showing the first depiction of Jesus Christ in Britain. • The full Norman repertoire of abstract geometrical forms displayed in the Tower Arch, St John's Church, Northampton. • The Becket pilgrims represented in glowing medieval stained glass in Canterbury Cathedral. • Exquisitely carved misericords showing scenes from spiritual life through the year in Ripple church, Worcestershire. • Destruction and survival through the Dissolution of the Monasteries at Croyland, Lincolnshire. • Works of art in glass by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in Brampton, Cumbria. • Dame Elizabeth Frink's intimate 'Walking Madonna' statue outside Salisbury Cathedral. With all of this and many other glorious treasures of England's Christian history, it's the perfect book for architecture enthusiasts, countryside explorers, dedicated churchgoers and anyone interested in the ongoing story of English churches.

English Medieval Sculpture
English Medieval Sculpture

Author: Arthur Gardner

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-08-11

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 0521166195

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First published in 1951, this volume provides a historical study of English sculpture during the medieval period.

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535
Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535

Author: Robert A. Faleer

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-04-07

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 0810867400

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Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography is a thoroughly researched bibliographic guide to monographic, serial, archival, and graphical resources that deal with all aspects of late Romanesque, Gothic, and early Renaissance ecclesiastical woodwork in churches throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Dealing with both the decorative and structural elements of wooden church furnishings fittings, this authoritative reference tool includes more than 900 annotated citations for works published from the mid-19th century to the present. The extensive and informative annotations provide a synopsis of each cited resource. Resources are categorized in separate chapters by their specific location in the church, their decorative features, their structural function, or other pertinent criteria. This annotated bibliography represents the most comprehensive reference tool for material that deals with church woodwork that has yet been published.

The Prelate in England and Europe, 1300-1560
The Prelate in England and Europe, 1300-1560

Author: Martin Heale

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1903153581

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An investigation into the role of the high-ranking churchman in this period - who they were, what they did, and how they perceived themselves. High ecclesiastical office in the Middle Ages inevitably brought power, wealth and patronage. The essays in this volume examine how late medieval and Renaissance prelates deployed the income and influence of their offices, how they understood their role, and how they were viewed by others. Focusing primarily on but not exclusively confined to England, this collection explores the considerable common ground between cardinals, bishops and monastic superiors.Leading authorities on the late medieval and sixteenth-century Church analyse the political, cultural and pastoral activities of high-ranking churchmen, and consider how episcopal and abbatial expenditure was directed, justifiedand perceived. Overall, the collection enhances our understanding of ecclesiastical wealth and power in an era when the concept and role of the prelate were increasingly contested. Dr Martin Heale is Senior Lecturer inLate Medieval History, University of Liverpool. Contributors: Martin Heale, Michael Carter, James G. Clark, Gwilym Dodd, Felicity Heal, Anne Hudson, Emilia Jamroziak, Cédric Michon, Elizabeth A. New, Wendy Scase, Benjamin Thompson, C.M. Woolgar

A Manual of Historic Ornament
A Manual of Historic Ornament

Author: Richard Glazier

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-07-12

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 0486149366

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Hundreds of detailed illustrations depict painted pilasters from Pompeii, early Gothic stone carvings, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, more. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations, 16 plates of photographs.