Britain's Medieval Episcopal Thrones
Charles. Tracy
Bok Engelsk 2015 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Havertown : : Oxbow Books, , 2015.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (201 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Episcopal Thrones in the Early-Christian Church; The tradition of synthronons; The form and style of bishops' thrones in the East from the 4th to the 9th century; Form and style of episcopal thrones in the West, c. 300-1300; Chairs of St Peter; The episcopal throne and the cult of relics; English episcopal thrones c. 1100-1300; Chapter 2: The Timber Episcopal Thrones of Medieval Britain; 2.1 Exeter Cathedral; Description and physical analysis; 2.2 St Davids Cathedral; Description and physical analysis. - Appendix II: Significant records connected with the manufacture of the Exeter Cathedral choir furnishings by Thomas of Witneys's "high altar team" et al., 1316-1326Appendix III: The construction and assembly of the bishops' thrones at Exeter and St Davids; Hugh Harrison and Peter Ferguson; Exeter; St Davids; Appendix IV: The medieval polychromy scheme of the Exeter Cathedral bishop's throne: a summary; Eddie Sinclair; Introduction; Background summary; Inspection; Summary of findings; Conclusions; Appendix V: Chudleigh, Norton and the carriage of timber for Exeter Cathedral's bishop's throne. - Discussion2.3 Hereford Cathedral; Description and physical analysis; Discussion; Addendum; Chapter 3: The Lincoln Cathedral Bishop's Chair; Description and physical analysis; Discussion; Conclusion; Miscellaneous later comparanda at Christ Church, Canterbury, Wells Cathedral and Llandaff Cathedral; Chapter 4: The Medieval Stone Episcopal Thrones at Wells and Durham Cathedrals; Andrew Budge; Introduction; The Wells throne; The Durham throne; Contexts; Appendix I: Significant items connected with the manufacture of the Exeter Cathedral bishop's throne. - John AllanThe carriage of timber from Chudleigh to Norton; Bibliography; Index. - This book is the first major investigation of a subject of seminal importance in the study of church history and archaeology. The two stone thrones, at Wells and Durham, the three timber monuments, at Exeter, St Davids and Hereford, and the mid-14th-century bishop's chair at Lincoln, all come under a searching empirical enquiry.The Exeter throne is the largest and most impressive in Europe. It is a distinguished innovatory example of the English Decorated style, with antecedents passing back to the court of Edward I. It exemplifies most of the historical and formal strands that suffuse the ent
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| ISBN | 9781782977827
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