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The Art and Science of the Church Screen in Medieval Europe

Making, Meaning, Preserving

Spike Bucklow Richard Marks Lucy Wrapson David Griffith

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English
The Boydell Press
17 April 2020
"Fresh examinations of one of the most important church furnishings of the middle ages. The churches of medieval Europe contained richly carved and painted screens, placed between the altar and the congregation; they survive in particularly high numbers in England, despite being partly dismantled during the Reformation. While these screens divided ""lay"" from ""priestly"" jurisdiction, it has also been argued that they served to unify architectural space. This volume brings together the latest scholarship on the subject , exploring in detail numerous aspects of the construction and painting of screens, it aims in particular to unite perspectives from science and art history. Examples are drawn from a wide geographical range, from Scandinavia to Italy."

Contributions by:   ,
Edited by:   , ,
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   v. 9
Dimensions:   Height: 240mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 26mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9781783275359
ISBN 10:   1783275359
Series:   Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
Pages:   360
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Framing the Rood in medieval England and Wales - Richard Marks Science and the screen - Spike Bucklow Towards a new methodological approach for interpreting workshop activity and dating medieval church screens - Lucy Wrapson Texts and detexting on late medieval English church screens - David Griffith Sacred Kingship, Genealogy and the Late Medieval Rood Screen: Catfield and beyond - Julian Luxford West Country rood screens: construction and practice - Hugh Harrison and Jeffrey West The polychromy of Devon screens: preliminary analytical results - Lucy Wrapson and Eddie Sinclair Moving pictures on the Gothic choir screen - Jacqueline E. Jung The preserving power of Calvinism: pre-Reformation chancel screens in the Netherlands - Justin E. A. Kroesen Recovering the lost rood screens of medieval and Renaissance Italy - Donal Cooper Choir screens and rood lofts in Scandinavian parish churches before 1300 - Ebbe Nyborg

SPIKE BUCKLOW is Director of Research at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. Professor Richard Marks FSA is a member of the History of Art Department at Cambridge University and specialises in medieval art, on which he has published extensively. He was born in Bedfordshire and has a long-standing interest in the county’s histor LUCY WRAPSON is Assistant to the Director at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. Donal Cooper is Associate Professor in History of Art at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College. Recent work focuses on digital visualizations to reconstruct the historic aspects of Italian church interiors, and he is Co-Investigator on the Florence 4D mapping and modelling project. LUCY WRAPSON is Assistant to the Director at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge. Professor Richard Marks FSA is a member of the History of Art Department at Cambridge University and specialises in medieval art, on which he has published extensively. He was born in Bedfordshire and has a long-standing interest in the county’s histor SPIKE BUCKLOW is Director of Research at the Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge.

Reviews for The Art and Science of the Church Screen in Medieval Europe: Making, Meaning, Preserving

Not only provides a cogent and convenient summary of the state of research but also points the way forward for further work on the subject. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW An effervescent collection of essays by international leaders in their disciplines, weaving together remarkably detailed case studies of individual screens with thematically rich research that considers major issues, including the senses and patronage. LIVING CHURCH Just about everything you might want to know about church screens is to be found here . . . the reader comes away with a much better understanding of the role of reIigion as practiced in Medieval life and respect for the artisans, constructors, and patrons who brought these screens into being. ANGLICAN AND EPISCOPAL HISTORY [A]n invaluable resource providing a comprehensive survey of these indispensable components of the medieval church interior. SPECULUM Copiously illustrated and beautifully produced. THE ART NEWSPAPER


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