Medieval and Early Modern Art, Architecture and Archaeology in Norwich

ISBN-13: 9781909662780 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 384 str.

Sandy Heslop;Helen Lunnon

Opis

The importance of Norwich as the second city of England for 500 years is explored in this volume in nineteen essays and seven site reports. Current understanding of the city's origins and development is largely informed by the results of four decades of archaeological investigation. This work is reviewed and extended by the two introductory papers in this volume. A remarkable amount of the physical evidence of the city's prestigious status is extant, notably the cathedral and castle, two of the most ambitious Romanesque buildings in Europe. These are addressed in several papers, either by means of direct architectural study or in relation to issues such as patronage and influence. Norwich's outstanding parish churches and merchant houses, both barometers of continuity and change across the medieval and early modern periods, are the subject of five further papers. Norwich was a major center of operations for masons, painters and artists of all kinds. This is explored not only within the city and cathedral precinct but through its impact in the county. Site reports, short essays on some of the buildings visited during the conference, further illuminate the role of Norwich-based designers and makers in the region.

Spis treści

1. The Development of an Urban Landscape: Recent Research in Medieval Norwich 2. Erratics and Enterprise: Lincolnshire Grave-Covers in Norwich and Thetford and Some Implications for Urban Development in the 10th Century 3. Norwich Cathedral Revisited: Spiral Piers and Architectural Geometry 4. Reconstructing the Cathedral-Priory at Norwich: Recent Research on Lost Parts of the Romanesque Church 5. The Romanesque Apse of Norwich Cathedral: A Re-examination of the Bishop’s Throne Platform and its Supposed Relic Niche 6. Norwich Castle Keep: Dates and Contexts 7. Steps to Lordship 8. The Romanesque Sculpture of Norwich and Norfolk: The City and its Hinterland—Some Observations 9. Carrow Priory Church, Norwich and the Introduction of Gothic Architecture to Norfolk 10. Bishop John Salmon’s Architectural Patronage at Norwich Cathedral 11. The Norwich Cathedral Passion Altarpiece (‘The Despenser Retable’) 12. Ranworth and its Associated Paintings: A Norwich Workshop 13. Norwich Cathedral Spire: Why it Still Stands 14. The Integration of Church and City: The Development of Norwich City Centre in the Late Middle Ages 15. St Peter Mancroft and Late Medieval Church Building in Norwich 16. Defining Porches in Norwich, c. 1250–c. 1510 17. The Chancel Passageways of Norwich 18. Thomas Gooding or Goodwin, a Norwich Freemason 19. Private Lives and Public Power: Norwich Merchants’ Houses between the 14th and 16th Centuries

O autorze

Sandy Heslop