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Churches. Episode 3, Medieval death / produced & directed by Karen Selway ; BBC Productions.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church architecture--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Church architecture.
- Christian art and symbolism--Great Britain.
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Death.
- Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Churches : how to read them
- Medieval death
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- 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.
- Participant:
- Written and presented by Richard Taylor.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
- "How to read them".
- OCLC:
- 1089738797
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