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This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389394 (Volume I), ISBN 9781407389400 (Volume II), ISBN 9780860540854 (Volume set).

Keine Beschreibung.

This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389394 (Volume I), ISBN 9781407389400 (Volume II), ISBN 9780860540854 (Volume set).

Westminster Abbey contains the only surviving medieval Cosmatesque mosaics outside Italy. They comprise: the ¿Great Pavement¿ in the sanctuary, the pavement around the shrine of Edward the Confessor, the saint¿s tomb and shrine, Henry III¿s tomb, the tomb of a royal child, and some other pieces. Surprisingly, the mosaics have never before received detailed recording and analysis, either individually or as an assemblage. The proposed publicatio...

Constructed in 1297-1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the king seized at Scone, following his victory over the Scots in 1296. For centuries, Scottish kings had been inaugurated on this symbolic ¿Stone of Scone¿, to which a copious mythology had also become attached. Edward I presente...

Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being comprehensively studied and recorded. Indeed, the most substantial architectural description of the medieval church was written as long ago as 1845, and a thoroughgoing reappraisal has long been overdue. In this major new study on the origins, histo...

Exploring the complex history of cathedrals and churches, this book shows how this can be revealed through the skills of the archaeologist.

Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to learn about its history and architecture.The lantern over the centre of the church is a case in point. Edward the Confessor built a great tower here, which is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. When Henry III was rebuilding the Abbey in the 1250s, a new tower was begun which was ...

The definitive work on church archaeology.

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Deals with the Palace of Westminster and its wider topography between the late 11th century and the devastating fire of 1834 that largely destroyed the medieval palace.

The British Archaeological Association¿s 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster School, which was founded at the Reformation in the Abbey precinct. Collectively, these institutions occupy a remarkable assemblage of medieval and later buildings, most of which are well documented. Although the Association had held a conference at Westminster in 1902, this was the ...

Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century it was a major royal centre. This series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art-history, architecture and archaeology of Westminster¿s two great establishments ¿ Abbey and Palace

The British Archaeological Association¿s 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster School, which was founded at the Reformation in the Abbey precinct. Collectively, these institutions occupy a remarkable assemblage of medieval and later buildings, most of which are well documented. Although the Association had held a conference at Westminster in 1902, this was the ...

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Archaeological excavation, architectural survey and historical research carried out between 1978 and 1993 have elucidated the origins and early development of Wells Cathedral.