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Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel : The Archaeology of the Mosaic Pavement and Setting of the Shrine of St Thomas Becket / David S. Neal and Warwick Rodwell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neal, David S., author.
- Rodwell, Warwick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mosaic floors--England--Westminster (London).
- Mosaic floors.
- Cosmati work--England--Westminster (London).
- Cosmati work.
- Decoration and ornament, Medieval--England--Westminster (London).
- Decoration and ornament, Medieval.
- Church decoration and ornament--England--Westminster (London).
- Church decoration and ornament.
- England--Canterbury.
- Canterbury Cathedral--History.
- Canterbury Cathedral.
- Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170--Shrines--England--Canterbury.
- Thomas.
- Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 392 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxbow Books, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Illustrated analysis of a unique mosaic pavement in Canterbury Cathedral, fragments of an original shrine and the surrounding royal tombs.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Summary Introduction
- 1. The Trinity and Corona chapels in context
- 2. The antiquarian record Part 1: The Mosaic and inlaid-roundel pavements
- 3. The Romanesque mosaic pavement in bay 1
- 4. History and interpretation of the mosaic pavement
- 5. The pavement of figurative stone roundels in bay 1
- 6. Interventions in the roundel pavement: 13th to 20th century Part 2: The Trinity chapel and shrines of St Thomas of Canterbury
- 7. Aspects of the archaeology of the Trinity and Corona chapels
- 8. The shrine pavement in bays 2 and 3
- 9. St Thomas's shrine-tombs and their setting
- 10. The Corona chapel ('Becket's Crown')
- 11. Synthesis and discussion
- 12. The petrology of the tesserae and paving by Kevin Hayward
- 13. Appendices Notes to chapters
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781789258431
- 178925843X
- 9781789258424
- 1789258421
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