Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography

by Robert A. Faleer
Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography

by Robert A. Faleer

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Overview

Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography is a thoroughly researched bibliographic guide to monographic, serial, archival, and graphical resources that deal with all aspects of late Romanesque, Gothic, and early Renaissance ecclesiastical woodwork in churches throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Dealing with both the decorative and structural elements of wooden church furnishings fittings, this authoritative reference tool includes more than 900 annotated citations for works published from the mid-19th century to the present.

The extensive and informative annotations provide a synopsis of each cited resource. Resources are categorized in separate chapters by their specific location in the church, their decorative features, their structural function, or other pertinent criteria. This annotated bibliography represents the most comprehensive reference tool for material that deals with church woodwork that has yet been published.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810867406
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/07/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 472
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Robert A. Faleer is a Reference Librarian and Bibliographer at Central Michigan University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Furnishings of the Choir 1

Chapter 2 Furnishings of the Presbytery 113

Painted Altarpieces and Reredoses 113

Miscellaneous Fittings and Furnishings 150

Chapter 3 Furnishings of the Nave 155

Benches and Bench-Ends 155

Pulpits and Font Covers 168

Chapter 4 Structural Woodwork 173

Roofs and Timber Vaulting 173

Ceiling and Roof Paintings 216

Tower and Spire Framing and Fittings 221

Miscellaneous Fittings and Structures 232

Chapter 5 Screens, Roods and Rood-Lofts 241

Structure and Carved Decoration 241

Painted Panels 283

Chapter 6 Tomb Fixtures, Statues and Movable Furnishings 305

Wooden Tomb Effigies and Statuary 305

Chests, Cupboards and Coffers 312

Chapter 7 Transplanted Continental Church Furnishings and Altarpieces 323

Chapter 8 Multiple-Subject Publications 329

Name Index 399

Locale Index 411

Subject Index 427

About the Author and Illustrator 449

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