Peterborough and the Soke: Art, Architecture and Archaeology

ISBN-13: 9780367173760 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 378 str.

Ron Baxter; Jackie Hall; Claudia Marx

Opis

This ambitious volume casts new light on the Roman occupation of the Nene valley, and the rich Anglo-Saxon sculptural and manuscript context that preceded the construction of the present cathedral.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Roman Buildings in the Lower Nene Valley (STEPHEN G. UPEX); 2. A relief depicting two dancing deities and other Roman stonework from Peterborough cathedral (PENNY COOMBE, KEVIN HAYWARD, AND MARTIN HENIG); 3. The Anglo-Saxon Abbey of Peterborough: A Review of the Evidence (RICHARD GEM); 4. Anglo-Saxon Sculpture of Peterborough and its Region (ROSEMARY CRAMP); 5. Contexts of Discovery of Roman and Anglo-Saxon Stone (Jackie Hall); 6. The ‘Missal’ of Robert of Jumièges and Manuscript Illumination at Peterborough c.1015-1035 (T. A. HESLOP); 7. Potestas Petri: Barnack and Peterborough in the Middle Ages (PAUL EVERSON AND DAVID STOCKER); 8. Abbey and Town: Post-Conquest Topography and Lay Access (JACKIE HALL); 9. Peterborough Abbey: the Norman Church (ERIC FERNIE); 10. Architecture during the rule of Abbot Benedict (1177‒94) (PETER FERGUSSON); 11. Coming and Going: The Great Gate of Peterborough Abbey as a Zone of Interaction (HARRIET MAHOOD); 12. The Figure Sculpture of the West Front of Peterborough Cathedral and Its Setting (JULIAN LUXFORD); 13. What Is the Subject Carved on the Socle in the West Doorway of Peterborough Abbey? (CATHERINE OAKES); 14. A Few Ancient Recumbent Effigies of Abbots, Not One of Which Occupies Its Original Position (RON BAXTER); 15. The 14th-Century Great Altar Screen of Peterborough Cathedral (STUART HARRISON); 16. The Trinity Chapel at Peterborough Cathedral (LISA REILLY); 17. The Palm Sunday Procession, from the Peterborough Abbey Consuetudinal, as a Source for Topographical Identification (BROTHER SIMON OF YARWELL WITH INTRODUCTION, TRANSLATION AND NOTES BY T. M. HALLIDAY); 18. The New Building at Peterborough: Questions of Attribution, Date and Status (FRANCIS WOODMAN); 19. ‘Valuable Matter’ versus ‘Local Twaddle’: Peterborough Cathedral and Architectural Expertise in the Nineteenth Century (ALEXANDRINA BUCHANAN); 20. Peterborough Cathedral in the Late Victorian Period: The Central Tower and West Front Controversies (CLAUDIA MARX); Index