From the time of the foundation of its cathedral in 597, Canterbury has been the epicentre of Britain's ecclesiastical history, and an exceptionally important centre for architectural and visual innovation. Focusing especially but not exclusively on Christ Church cathedral, this legacy is explored in seventeen essays concerned with Canterbury's art, architecture and archaeology between the early Anglo-Saxon period and the close of the middle ages. Papers consider the relationship between between architectural setting and liturgical practice, and between stationary and movable fittings, while fresh insights are offered into the aesthetic, spiritual, and pragmatic considerations that shaped the fabric of Christ Church and St Augustine's abbey, alongside critical reflections on Canterbury's historiography and relationship to the wider world. Taken together, these studies demonstrate the richness of the surviving material, and its enduring ability to raise new questions.
Author(s): Alixe Bovey
Series: The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions, 35
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 324
City: London
Preface vii
Abbreviations ix
Colour Plates following page xii
'Complete, thorough, and undeniable': Robert Willis and The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral / Alexandrina Buchanan 1
The Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral by Archbishop Wulfred (805–32) / Richard Gem 26
Sources for the Liturgy of Canterbury Cathedral in the Central Middle Ages / Helen Gittos 41
St. Anselm and the Visual Arts at Canterbury Cathedral, 1093–1109 / T. A. Heslop 59
The Entry Complex at the Cathedral Priory / Peter Fergusson 82
Recent Interpretations of the Late-12th-Century Rebuilding of the East End of Canterbury Cathedral and its Historical Context / Peter Draper 106
Shaping a Saint's Identity: The Imagery of Thomas Becket in Medieval Italy / Costanza Cipollaro and Veronika Decker 116
The Nova Opera of Prior Henry of Eastry / Nicola Coldstream 139
The Monks' Library at Christ Church Canterbury c. 1180 – c. 1250 / Laura Cleaver 156
The Romanesque Screen at Canterbury Cathedral Reconsidered / Jeffrey West 167
The Ferramenta of the Oculi at Canterbury Cathedral / Jane Geddes 180
Appendix: Observations on Recording the Ferramenta of the South Oculus Window / Rupert Austin 196
The Mystery of the So-Called 'Old Bakery' Chamber above St. Anselm's Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral / Toby J. Huitson 204
The Canterbury 'vestiarium': Why Did it Combine the Roles of Treasury and Cemetery Arch? / Lesley Milner 217
The Royal Window (c. 1485) at Canterbury Cathedral and the Magnificat Window (c. 1500) at Great Malvern Priory (Worcs.): Dynastic Rivalry in Late Medieval England? / Heather Gilderdale Scott 228
Kinship and Architectural Patronage in Late Medieval Canterbury: The Hollands, the Lady Chapel and the Empty Tomb / Francis Woodman 245
The Great Gate of St. Augustine’s Abbey: Architecture and Context / Julian M. Luxford 261
'Vere hortus noster deliciarum est Anglia': John of Thanet, the Madonna Master and a Fragment of English Medieval Embroidery / M. A. Michael 276
