PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Brian and Moira Gittos, whilst pursuing different careers have been actively involved in archaeology for forty years, always working together. Since retirement, they have worked full time on their archaeological research projects. These are all centred on aspects of church archaeology and medieval monuments in particular. Both are founder members of the Church Monuments Society and between 2012 and 2015 were Associates of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. In 1999 they were elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Through their involvement with a major conservation project on the monuments and the Athelhampton Chapel at Puddletown, they were joint recipients of the Dorset Archaeological Award for 2013.
...the Gittos’ very evident expertise and dedication to these monuments have come together so fruitfully in this comprehensive book. * Medieval Archaeology * This engaging, authoritative and affordable study, with its additional online components, is indeed worth the wait. It will reinvigorate older debates and undoubtedly encourage new scholarship. * The Ecclesiological Society * Every medieval monument tells a story, both in its intent and origins, and in its subsequent history. It is clear that the authors realize this, and do their best to convey these stories, and the evidence that allows their recreation, to the reader. Their enthusiasm for this is contagious. * Archaeological Journal * Overall this a superbly researched and well-presented book which will doubtless become one of the great publications on medieval effigies and a much sought after addition to any bookshelf. For those interested in medieval arms and armour of the 13th and 14th centuries, this work is essential. * Arms and Armour: The Journal of Royal Armouries * The observational skills and contextual awareness of the authors, their breadth of scholarship and indomitable persistence are apparent throughout. […] While the effigies perpetuate the memories of the dead, this study if a worthy monument to the craftsmen who created them. * The Local Historian *
