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Book Synopsis Medieval Stained Glass in Suffolk Churches by : Rod E. L. O'Donoghue
Download or read book Medieval Stained Glass in Suffolk Churches written by Rod E. L. O'Donoghue and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a Christian or not, a number of things hit you when you first enter a medieval church. It could be the slightly musty smell that many ancient churches possess, or a sense of the presence of God, or a wonderment at the faith and technology of our ancestors, who built so many wonderful cathedrals and churches. Yet soon you may be greeted by the wonders of medieval stained glass. The light, from outside, transforms the stained glass into an almost living creation as it dances on the floor before you. When we think of medieval stained glass, we tend to think of York, of Canterbury, or of Norfolk. But Suffolk has beautiful medieval stained glass too and, sadly, it is underrated. I have tried to describe the medieval stained glass using some 20 'fabulous' churches. Fabulous both in the usual sense, but also in the sense that their stained glass has something to say to us. Nowadays we do not immediately understand what these medieval windows are trying to tell us, so I have attempted to redress this issue by simply 'translating' them in a non-academic manner. I want to "Let the Stained Glass Speak" to my readers. Although I have written this book for people who live in, or go to church in, Suffolk, I have also written it for anyone who loves stained glass. The book is highly illustrated with some 245 images in 280 pages of text. So, without more ado, "Let the Stained Glass Speak!".
Book Synopsis The Medieval Stained Glass of Long Melford Church, Suffolk by : Christopher Woodforde
Download or read book The Medieval Stained Glass of Long Melford Church, Suffolk written by Christopher Woodforde and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Stripping of the Altars by : Eamon Duffy
Download or read book The Stripping of the Altars written by Eamon Duffy and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This prize-winning account of the pre-Reformation church recreates lay people’s experience of religion, showing that late-medieval Catholicism was neither decadent nor decayed, but a strong and vigorous tradition. For this edition, Duffy has written a new introduction reflecting on recent developments in our understanding of the period. “A mighty and momentous book: a book to be read and re-read, pondered and revered; a subtle, profound book written with passion and eloquence, and with masterly control.”—J. J. Scarisbrick, The Tablet “Revisionist history at its most imaginative and exciting. . . . [An] astonishing and magnificent piece of work.”—Edward T. Oakes, Commonweal “A magnificent scholarly achievement, a compelling read, and not a page too long to defend a thesis which will provoke passionate debate.”—Patricia Morison, Financial Times “Deeply imaginative, movingly written, and splendidly illustrated.”—Maurice Keen, New York Review of Books Winner of the Longman-History Today Book of the Year Award
Book Synopsis The Angel Roofs of East Anglia by : Michael Rimmer
Download or read book The Angel Roofs of East Anglia written by Michael Rimmer and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards 2016! It has been estimated that over 90% of England's figurative medieval art was obliterated in the image destruction of the Reformation. Medieval angel roofs, timber structures with spectacular and ornate carvings of angels, with a peculiar preponderance in East Anglia, were simply too difficult for Reformation iconoclasts to reach. Angel roof carvings comprise the largest surviving body of major English medieval wood sculpture. Though they areboth masterpieces of sculpture and engineering, angel roofs have been almost completely neglected by academics and art historians, because they are inaccessible, fixed and challenging to photograph. 'The Angel Roofs of East Anglia' is the first detailed historical and photographic study of the region's many medieval angel roofs. It shows the artistry and architecture of these inaccessible and little-studied medieval artworks in more detail and clarity than ever before, and explains how they were made, by whom, and why. Michael Rimmer redresses the scholarly neglect and brings the beauty, craftsmanship and history of these astonishing medieval creations to the reader. The book also offers a fascinating new answer to the question of why angel roofs are so overwhelmingly an East Anglian phenomenon, but relatively rare elsewhere in the country.
Download or read book Stories in Glass written by Paul Harley and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norfolk's churches are home to some of the highest-quality and best-preserved medieval stained glass in Britain. Panels produced in the county's extensive and long-lasting workshops, centred in the historically important city of Norwich, can be found in some 270 buildings, including churches, museums and country houses. Moreover, recent research has revealed for the first time the original location of many of the panels now dispersed around the county. In Stories in Glass, Paul Harley and David King reveal these treasures to a new audience. Harley's exquisite photographs are set alongside historical and artistic explanations that illuminate the social, economic and religious background to the windows we see today. With 200 colour images, and maps showing the locations of the windows discussed, this beautifully illustrated guide will appeal to the explorer and collector alike.
Book Synopsis Medieval Graffiti by : Matthew Champion
Download or read book Medieval Graffiti written by Matthew Champion and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion. 'Rare, lovely glimmers of everyday life in the Middle Ages.' -- The Sunday Times 'A fascinating and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review 'Superb' -- ***** Reader review 'Riveting' -- ***** Reader review 'Compelling, moving and fascinating' -- ***** Reader review ***************************************************************************************************** Our churches are full of hidden messages from years gone by and for centuries these carved writings and artworks have lain largely unnoticed. Having launched a nationwide survey to gather the best examples, archaeologist Matthew Champion shines a spotlight on a forgotten world of ships, prayers for good fortune, satirical cartoons, charms, curses, windmills, word puzzles, architectural plans and heraldic designs. Here are strange medieval beasts, knights battling unseen dragons, ships sailing across lime-washed oceans and demons who stalk the walls. Latin prayers for the dead jostle with medieval curses, builders' accounts and slanderous comments concerning a long-dead archdeacon. Strange and complex geometric designs, created to ward off the 'evil eye' and thwart the works of the devil, share church pillars with the heraldic shields of England's medieval nobility. Giving a voice to the secret graffiti artists of Medieval times, this engaging, enthralling and - at times - eye-opening book, with a glossary of key terms and a county-by-county directory of key churches, will put this often overlooked period in a whole new light.
Book Synopsis Life, Death and Art by : Sarah Brown
Download or read book Life, Death and Art written by Sarah Brown and published by Alan Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven substantial essays and a CD-ROM examine the only full medieval glazing scheme in Britain to survive the Reformation and the Puritan iconoclasm of the 17th century. They cover the context, the surrounding wool-producing Cotswalds, the church, the windows, fables and facts, the stained glass artists and their craft, and conservation and restoration. Appendices present wills of the leading Tame family and poems about the windows, and discuss photographing them, and sources of information about stained glass. The CD-ROM contains video clips, narration, music, graphics, and text. The complete set of windows and details are shown in 35 color plates and many black-and-white photographs. Distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis The Medieval Stained Glass of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich by : David King
Download or read book The Medieval Stained Glass of St Peter Mancroft, Norwich written by David King and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-22 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The medieval stained glass of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, is the most important collection in a country rich in this medium. The glass is of exceptional quality and was painted in the city. It reflects the personal, religious and political interests in Norwich's urban elite, who were worshipping in the leading parish church of one of England's largest cities." "This illustrated volume reconstructs the glazing of much of the eastern arm of the church using extensive documentary and antiquarian evidence. The windows provide opportunities for the discussion of narrative, display and audience, and the glass is set in a local and national stylistic context. There is biographical information relating to all known Norwich glaziers from 1400 to the Reformation; this will constitute a invaluable resource for stained glass studies in the future. The reader will also find details of the documentary evidence for the furnishing and liturgy of St Peter Mancroft; transcripts of all the documents relating to the church's medieval glazing; and descriptions of panels from Mancroft now in other collections."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Late Medieval Ipswich by : Nicholas R. Amor
Download or read book Late Medieval Ipswich written by Nicholas R. Amor and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed study of Ipswich at a time of great growth and prosperity, highlighting the activities of its industries, merchants and craftsmen. Ipswich in the late Middle Ages was a flourishing town. A wide range of commodities passed through its port, to and from far-flung markets, bought and sold by merchants from diverse backgrounds, and carried in ships whose design evolved during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Its trading partners, both domestic and overseas, changed in response to developments in the international, national and local economy, as did the occupations of its craftsmen, with textile, leather and metal industries were of particular importance. However, despite its importance, and the richness of its medieval archives, the story of Ipswich at the time has been sadly neglected. This is a gap whichthe author here aims to remedy. His careful study allows a detailed picture of urban life to emerge, shedding new light not only on the borough itself, but on towns more generally at a crucial point in their development, at a period of growing affluence when ordinary people enjoyed an unprecedented rise in standards of living, and the benefits of what might be termed our first consumer revolution. Nicholas Amor gained his doctorate from the University of East Anglia.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Movement by : Richard William Church
Download or read book The Oxford Movement written by Richard William Church and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Guide to Suffolk Churches by : D. P. Mortlock
Download or read book Guide to Suffolk Churches written by D. P. Mortlock and published by . This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in three volumes, 1988, 1990, and 1992.
Book Synopsis Suffolk Summer by : John Tate Appleby
Download or read book Suffolk Summer written by John Tate Appleby and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Broken Idols of the English Reformation by : Margaret Aston
Download or read book Broken Idols of the English Reformation written by Margaret Aston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 1994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why were so many religious images and objects broken and damaged in the course of the Reformation? Margaret Aston's magisterial new book charts the conflicting imperatives of destruction and rebuilding throughout the English Reformation from the desecration of images, rails and screens to bells, organs and stained glass windows. She explores the motivations of those who smashed images of the crucifixion in stained glass windows and who pulled down crosses and defaced symbols of the Trinity. She shows that destruction was part of a methodology of religious revolution designed to change people as well as places and to forge in the long term new generations of new believers. Beyond blanked walls and whited windows were beliefs and minds impregnated by new modes of religious learning. Idol-breaking with its emphasis on the treacheries of images fundamentally transformed not only Anglican ways of worship but also of seeing, hearing and remembering.
Book Synopsis Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages by : Richard Marks
Download or read book Stained Glass in England During the Middle Ages written by Richard Marks and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book Synopsis Churches of Suffolk by : Sarah E. Doig
Download or read book Churches of Suffolk written by Sarah E. Doig and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of Suffolk’s historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.
Book Synopsis Medieval Wall Paintings by : Roger Rosewell
Download or read book Medieval Wall Paintings written by Roger Rosewell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medieval wall paintings that remain in English churches are for the most part shadows of their former selves – the rare fragments of this beautiful art to have survived not only the Reformation but also successive waves of iconoclastic zeal and unsympathetic restoration. The whitewashed walls of most parish churches belie the riot of colour and decoration that once adorned them, but the remnants of paintings tucked into corners or rescued from later layers of paint help us to understand the role of art in medieval religion. Roger Rosewell here offers a guide to the role played by medieval wall paintings, as religious, didactic and commemorative works of art, telling the stories of those who created them and those who used them on a daily basis. He also compares and contrasts religious and domestic wall paintings, using beautiful colour photography throughout.
Book Synopsis Nineteenth Century Norfolk Stained Glass by : Birkin Haward
Download or read book Nineteenth Century Norfolk Stained Glass written by Birkin Haward and published by Geo. This book was released on 1984 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
