The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation.

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Of proposed phasing -- Notes on the characteristics of each phase -- Early repairs to the Cosmati pavement by Paul Drury -- Phase 2: repairs in sympathy with the primary mosaic work -- Phase 2-3: various interventions, probably between Phases 2 and 3 -- Phase 3: introduction of new designs and more...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rodwell, Warwick
Otros Autores: Neal, David S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Oxbow Books, Limited, 2019.
Temas:
Church decoration and ornament > England > London > History.
Westminster Abbey.
Églises > Décoration et ornement > Angleterre > Londres > Histoire.
Church decoration and ornament
England > London
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey: Volume 1
  • Cover
  • Book Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword by The Dean of Westminster
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Summary
  • 1 The cosmatesque pavements and monuments: introduction and context
  • Historical and architectural context
  • The mosaic assemblage
  • 2 Historiography and the antiquarian record
  • Early references, 1269-c. 1700
  • Descriptions and illustrations of the pavements and monuments, 1707-1925
  • Descriptions
  • Illustrations
  • The pavements and monuments in recent scholarship
  • 3 The sanctuary and high altar pavements: past interventions, damage and repair
  • Paving the sanctuary: an historical overview
  • The cosmatesque sanctuary pavement
  • Impact of the Civil War, 1643
  • Repairs, c. 1660
  • Installation of the Whitehall altarpiece, 1706-07
  • Sir George Gilbert Scott's restoration of the sanctuary, 1859-71
  • Sanctuary pavement
  • High altar pavement and its underlying archaeology
  • 4 Description of the sanctuary pavement
  • Purbeck marble matrix
  • Detailed description of the decoration
  • Panels 1-8: the central quincunx
  • Panels 9-16: background to the quincunx
  • Panels 17-20: large medallions (rotae)
  • Panels 21-32: background to the large medallions
  • Panels 33-52: medallions in the outer border
  • Panels 53-56: rectangles in the outer border
  • Panels 57-88: curvilinear bands
  • Panels 89-116: outer border spandrels
  • Panels 117-136: miscellaneous small compartments
  • The frame inscriptions
  • Inscription A. Central roundel of quincunx
  • Inscription B. Outer lobes of quincunx
  • Inscription C. Great square
  • Inscription D. Northern tomb-cover
  • Phasing: construction, alteration and repair
  • Planning the survey
  • The high frequency survey
  • The low frequency survey
  • Conclusions
  • Condition and conservation trials, 1993-98 by Vanessa Simeoni
  • Condition in 1993-94
  • Condition in 1997
  • The archaeology beneath the pavements: a brief assessment
  • 6 Conservation and repair of the sanctuary pavement by Vanessa Simeoni
  • Introduction
  • Recording and the sanctuary pavement archive
  • Photogrammetric survey
  • Photographic record
  • Video documentary
  • Reports and other written records
  • Materials in the pavement
  • Cleaning
  • Solvent cleaning, 2008

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