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Richard Taylor shows how churches were designed to give medieval people a way to escape death, with their Judgement scenes, cadaver tombs and crucifixion depictions. He explains why scenes of suffering on the cross became so prominent and why the instruments used in the persecution of Jesus were dep...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Selway, Karen (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Church architecture > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Christian art and symbolism > Great Britain.
Death > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Great Britain > History > Medieval period, 1066-1485.
Mort > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1066-1485 (Moyen Âge)
Christian art and symbolism.
Church architecture.
Great Britain.
To 1500
Documentary television programs.
History.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Richard Taylor shows how churches were designed to give medieval people a way to escape death, with their Judgement scenes, cadaver tombs and crucifixion depictions. He explains why scenes of suffering on the cross became so prominent and why the instruments used in the persecution of Jesus were depicted in the decoration of windows, floors and walls at such remarkable sites as Malvern Priory in Worcestershire. Taylor explains the medieval obsession with purgatory and how this again transformed our churches with the building of elaborate chantry chapels, where Masses could be said to ease the journey of departed souls into heaven.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
"How to read them".
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 minutes)
Playing Time:00:28:51