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Going to Church in Medieval England

Author : Nicholas Orme
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300262612
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Going to Church in Medieval England written by Nicholas Orme and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging, richly illustrated account of parish churches and churchgoers in England, from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-sixteenth century Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the sixteenth century. In this comprehensive study, Nicholas Orme shows how they came into existence, who staffed them, and how their buildings were used. He explains who went to church, who did not attend, how people behaved there, and how they—not merely the clergy—affected how worship was staged. The book provides an accessible account of what happened in the daily and weekly services, and how churches marked the seasons of Christmas, Lent, Easter, and summer. It describes how they celebrated the great events of life: birth, coming of age, and marriage, and gave comfort in sickness and death. A final chapter covers the English Reformation in the sixteenth century and shows how, alongside its changes, much that went on in parish churches remained as before.

The Medieval English Cathedral

Author : Janet Backhouse
Publisher : Paul Watkins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medieval English Cathedral written by Janet Backhouse and published by Paul Watkins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamela Tudor-Craig is one of the leading lights of the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium and is well known for her work on the conservation of historic churches. Therefore, the 1998 Harlaxton Symposium, which was dedicated to Pamela Tudor-Craig, focused on the architecture, history, administration, rituals and conservation of some of England's finest cathedrals. Fifteen papers discuss, for example: 12th-century cathedral finances; Durham's cathedral precinct; Peterborough Abbey's painted nave ceiling; decorated pavements; enclosures and entrances; Marian liturgy in Salisbury Cathedral; the Old St Paul's Cathedral; the craftsmanship of a bishop's ring; Antiquarian studies.

Cathedral

Author : Jon Cannon
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cathedral written by Jon Cannon and published by Constable & Robinson. This book was released on 2007 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English medieval cathedrals are one of the wonders of the world. But who made them, and why? This fascinating new history of England's cathedrals explores a previously unconsidered view of these extraordinary creations: as constantly-changing structures created by a rich brew of ancient rituals, beliefs, personalities and politics - a living window on to the past. Incorporating the latest historical research, Jon Cannon presents a picture of the English cathedrals as above all products of their time, not just great architectural monuments. These were buildings brought alive by the messages encoded in their sculpture - and the miraculous events that were believed to occur within them. Full of personalities, ideas, stories and novel interpretations, here are the cathedrals of England as you may never have considered them before.

The Cathedrals of England

Author : Alec Clifton-Taylor
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Cathedrals of England written by Alec Clifton-Taylor and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1967 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two hundred photographs and text trace the development of cathedral design from its Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the new Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool.

The Medieval Cathedral of Trondheim

Author : Margrete Syrstad Andås
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medieval Cathedral of Trondheim written by Margrete Syrstad Andås and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval cathedrals and the various practices connected to them form an important and complex part of the European cultural heritage. The buildings themselves and their reception into the modern arts ensure their presence within today's cultural memories and sensibilities. In the mid-twelfth century, a new archbishop's seat was erected in the Norwegian city of Trondheim (or Nidaros) at the far north of Europe. This interdisciplinary volume, written by scholars of history, architecture, and liturgy, explores the medieval cathedral of Trondheim as a local construction in a European context. As a see of the Western Church, it was set in an international Latinate culture. At the same time, the construction of the building itself and the ritual practices in and around it were influenced by local political, religious, and cultural conditions. The relationship between the physical construction of a cathedral and its function in medieval liturgical and other ritual practices is a topic of wide relevance for architectural and liturgical scholarship. The so-called Ordo Nidrosiensis, the thirteenth-century ordinal of the Province of Nidaros, is an immense help in interpreting the architectural construction and sacred space of Nidaros Cathedral and the Ordo is dealt with in many of the articles. In accordance with general medieval practice, the Nidaros ordinal may be described as international in contents but edited with regard to local considerations.

Medieval Church Architecture

Author : Jon Cannon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747815321
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Church Architecture written by Jon Cannon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible – to those who know how to look – in every arch, capital, roof vault, and detail of window tracery. By learning how to identify the stylistic phases that resulted from shifts in architectural fashion, it is possible to date each part of a church to within a decade or two; this book introduces all the key features of each succeeding style, from Anglo-Saxon and Norman through to the three great gothic styles, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular. It will be indispensable to anyone who enjoys exploring medieval churches, and who wants to understand and appreciate their beauty more deeply.

England's Cathedrals

Author : Simon Jenkins
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1408706466
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book England's Cathedrals written by Simon Jenkins and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation's population each year. For a millennium they have been objects of pilgrimage for those seeking faith, consolation and beauty. Still at the start of the twenty-first century, they remain unequalled in their size and splendour. More than any other English institution, cathedrals reflect the vicissitudes of history and should be treasured as such. They are custodians of culture and of the rituals of civic life. They offer welfare and relieve suffering. They uplift spirits with their beauty. In a real sense they are still what they were when first built a millennium ago, a glimpse of the sublime. Gloriously illustrated throughout, England's Cathedrals not only offers us a companion to England's Thousand Best Churches, it takes us on an enthralling tour of the nation and its history, through some of our most astonishing buildings.

Medieval Wall Paintings

Author : Roger Rosewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747814562
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (478 download)

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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.

A Medieval Cathedral

Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Peter Bedrick Books
ISBN 13 : 9780872262669
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book A Medieval Cathedral written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Peter Bedrick Books. This book was released on 1994-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and cutaway illustrations depict the construction of a medieval cathedral and the way of life inside it.

Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World

Author : Paul Dalton
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 1843836203
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World written by Paul Dalton and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true importance of cathedrals during the Anglo-Norman period is here brought out, through an examination of the most important aspects of their history. Cathedrals dominated the ecclesiastical (and physical) landscape of the British Isles and Normandy in the middle ages; yet, in comparison with the history of monasteries, theirs has received significantly less attention. This volume helps to redress the balance by examining major themes in their development between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. These include the composition, life, corporate identity and memory of cathedral communities; the relationships, sometimes supportive, sometimes conflicting, that they had with kings (e.g. King John), aristocracies, and neighbouring urban and religious communities; the importance of cathedrals as centres of lordship and patronage; their role in promoting and utilizing saints' cults (e.g. that of St Thomas Becket); episcopal relations; and the involvement of cathedrals in religious and political conflicts, and in the settlement of disputes. A critical introduction locates medieval cathedrals in space and time, and against a backdrop of wider ecclesiastical change in the period. Contributors: Paul Dalton, Charles Insley, Louise J. Wilkinson, Ann Williams, C.P. Lewis, RichardAllen, John Reuben Davies, Thomas Roche, Stephen Marritt, Michael Staunton, Sheila Sweetinburgh, Paul Webster, Nicholas Vincent

The History of England's Cathedrals

Author : Nicholas Orme
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300277598
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The History of England's Cathedrals written by Nicholas Orme and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster England’s sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet although much has been written about their architecture, there is no complete history of their life and activities. This is the first such book to provide one, stretching from Roman times to the present day. The History of England’s Cathedrals explains where and why they were founded, who staffed them, and how their structures evolved. It describes their worship and how this changed over the centuries, their schools and libraries, and their links with the outside world. The history of these astonishing buildings is the history of England. Reading this book will bring you face to face with the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Reformation, Civil War, Victorian England, World War Two, and finally modern democracy.

The Pillars of the Earth

Author : Ken Follett
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101442190
Total Pages : 1009 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Pillars of the Earth written by Ken Follett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 1009 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece” (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career—and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended. “Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect—a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.

Cathedral Shrines of Medieval England

Author : Benjamin John Nilson
Publisher : University of Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9780851155401
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book Cathedral Shrines of Medieval England written by Benjamin John Nilson and published by University of Rochester Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shrines were an important institution of the middle ages, yet until now they have never been systematically studied as artifacts. This book describes their nature and development in England from around 1066 to 1540, focusing on those to be found in cathedrals, looking at the ways in which the shrine itself, the monument enclosing the saint's body, underwent a transformation during the period, becoming more and more elaborate; the author demonstrates that the chapel around the shrine, usually in the most sacred and important area of the church behind the high altar, had an intimate connection with changes in church architecture. Dr Nilson also looks at the cathedral clergy who built the shrines, tended them, and managed the offerings that flowed into them; and the pilgrims who visited the shrines in an attempt to receive the blessing and miraculous power that the holy relics were believed to bestow. Many of the surviving cathedral records are financial in nature, and these are used to assess the amount of monetary offerings to shrines, and the rise and fall in the level of offering.

Medieval Church Window Tracery in England

Author : Stephen Hart
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1843835339
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Church Window Tracery in England written by Stephen Hart and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the terms used to describe the tracery of medieval church windows are familiar (Early English, Decorated, Perpendicular), there has been no really detailed attempt to examine it as a distinct, stylistic architectural form, a gap which this book seeks to address. Based upon a visual catalogue of over 250 images of surviving types and styles from churches throughout England, it traces the progression of ideas and the continuity of motifs and themes in tracery patterns from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, showing how different themes emerged within the main architectural styles; it also looks at the distinction between a window's architectural form and its tracery style, and describes the several different tracery techniques. The volume is completed with a detailed glossary. Stephen Hart is a retired architect, and the author of numerous works, including Flint Flushwork.

The Engineering of Medieval Cathedrals

Author : Lynn Courtenay
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351890697
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Engineering of Medieval Cathedrals written by Lynn Courtenay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great cathedrals and churches of the medieval West continue to awe. How were they built, and why do they remain standing? What did their builders know about what they were doing? These questions have given rise to considerable controversy, which is fully reflected in the papers selected here. The first section of the book is concerned with the medieval builders and their design methods; the second focuses on engineering issues in the context of the infamous collapse of the choir at Beauvais in 1284. The following papers extend the analysis into the 15th century, looking for example at Brunelleschi’s dome for Florence Cathedral, and deal with the often neglected structures of roofs, towers and spires.

The Hereford Mappa Mundi

Author : Gabriel Alington
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780852443552
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book The Hereford Mappa Mundi written by Gabriel Alington and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Medieval Graffiti

Author : Matthew Champion
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473503639
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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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.