Medieval wall paintings
Rosewell, Roger2014
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The medieval wall paintings that remain in English churches are for the most part shadows of their former selves. This title offers a guide to the role played by medieval wall paintings, as religious, didactic and commemorative works of art, telling the stories of those who created them and those who used them on a daily basis. The walls of medieval churches were brightly painted with religious imagery and colourful patterns, and although often shadows of their former selves, these paintings are among the most enigmatic art to survive the Middle Ages. This beautifully illustrated book is an ideal introduction to this fascinating subject. It tells the stories behind the paintings and explains their purpose, the subjects they showed, how they were made and by whom, and what happened to these works of art during and after the enormous upheavals of the Reformation. It also compares and contrasts religious and domestic wall paintings and explores modern approaches to their conservation and care. A comprehensive gazetteer provides an invaluable guide to where the best British examples can be seen. Roger Rosewell is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a leading expert on medieval wall paintings. He is also the Features Editor of Vidimus, the online magazine about medieval stained glass and a professional lecturer and photographer. Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, he has also written Stained Glass and The Medieval Monastery for Shire.
Main title:
Medieval wall paintings / Roger Rosewell.
Author:
Imprint:
Botley : Shire Publications, 2014.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Shire library ; no. 767.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / The Painted Church / The Purpose of Wall Paintings / The Subjects: The Bible and Saints / The Subjects: Death and Judgement / The Subjects: Pieties and Transgressions / Text and Other Subjects / Making Wall Paintings / Reformation and Afterwards / Domestic Wall Paintings / Survival and Conservation / Further Reading / Gazeteer / Index
ISBN:
9780747812937 (pbk)
Dewey class:
751.7309410902
Language:
English
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration, Medieval -- Great BritainChurch decoration and ornament -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500Christian art and symbolism -- Great Britain -- Medieval, 500-1500Art and DesignHistory of artPainting & paintingsReligious artChristianityEnglandWalesHistory of religionArt techniques & principlesArchitecture: religious buildingsTravel & holiday guidesPainting & art manualsRelating to religious groupsMedieval style
BRN:
2799526