Medieval Archaeology, Art and Architecture at Chester

ISBN-13: 9781902653099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 246 str.

Alan Thacker

Opis

A collection of papers presented to the 1992 international British Archaeological Association conference in Chester. Presented in chronological order, the fourteen essays comprise Martin Henig's analysis of carved stonework from Roman Deva; Alan Thacker's study of the formation of the town and its parishes during the early medieval period; Simon Ward, Virginia Jansen, John Maddison and Christa Grossinger examine the architecture, fittings and restoration of the Cathedral and churches; Elizabeth Danbury, J Patrick Greene and Nigel Ramsay assess the life and dissolution of religious foundations; Roland B Harris looks at the origins of the famous Chester Rows and Sharon Cather, David Park and Robyn Pender discuss the recently rediscovered Henry III wall paintings at Chester Castle. A broad and illustrated guide to many aspects of Chester's long history."

Spis treści

1. Chester and the Art of the Twentieth Legion 2. The Early Medieval City and its Buildings 3. Romanesque Architecture in Chester c. 1075 to 1117 4. Recent Work at St John’s and St Werburgh’s 5. Attested but Opaque: The Early Gothic East End of St Werburgh’s 6. Problems in the Choir of Chester Cathedral 7. George Gilbert Scott and Restoration at Chester Cathedral, 1819-1876 8. Chester Cathedral Misericords: Iconography and Sources 9. The Intellectual Life of the Abbey of St Werburgh, Chester, in the Middle Ages 10. The Friaries in Chester, Their Impact and Legacy 11. The Origins of the Chester Rows 12. The Impact of the Dissolution on Monasteries in Cheshire: The Case of Norton 13. Medieval Graffiti at Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire 14. Henry Ill's Wall Paintings at Chester Castle

O autorze

Thacker, Alan