Interpreting medieval effigies : the evidence from Yorkshire to 1400 /
This innovative study examines and analyzes the wealth of evidence provided by the monumental effigies of Yorkshire, from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including some of very high sculptural merit. More than 200 examples survive from the historic county in varying states of preservation....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK ; Philadelphia :
Oxbow Books,
2019.
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| Summary: | This innovative study examines and analyzes the wealth of evidence provided by the monumental effigies of Yorkshire, from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including some of very high sculptural merit. More than 200 examples survive from the historic county in varying states of preservation. Together, they present a picture of the people able to afford them, at a time when the county was frequently at the forefront of national politics and administration, during the Scottish wars. Many monuments display remarkable realism, depicting people as they themselves wished to be remembered, and are accompanied by a great volume of contemporary sculptural and architectural detail. Stylistic analysis of the effigies themselves has been employed, better to understand how they relate to one another and give a firmer basis for their dating and production patterns. They are considered in relation to the history and material culture of the area at the time they were produced. A more soundly based appreciation of the sculptor's intentions and the aspirations of patrons is sought through close attention to the full extent of the visible evidence afforded by the monuments and their surroundings. |
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| Item Description: | Color map on endpaper. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 241 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1789251281 9781789251289 |