Medieval History
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.
- Marian Tympanum
The grand Perpendicular church at Ludham to the north-west of Norwich, has it's fair share of remarkable treasures, a lovely fifteenth century hammerbeam roof covering the nave a fine early Tudor rood screen with painted panels...
- North Cerney, Gloucestershire - Part 2
Photo copyright Archidave. One of the most delightful elements of North Cerney church is the rood loft and rood group introduced in 1929 by F. C. Eden. The rood loft was erected independently of a screen and was placed above the narrow Norman chancel...
- Christ In Majesty - Thirteenth Century Glass
Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The tiny thirteenth century church at Aston Sandford in Buckinghamshire has a single panel of medieval glass, a glorious figure of Christ in Majesty labelled as 'Salvator Mundi'...
- The Rood Loft At St Margarets In Herefordshire
St Margarets, Herefordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.St Margaret's church in the remote hamlet of St Margarets overloooking the 'Golden Valley' in Herefordshire, has a remarkable survival. A complete early sixteenth century rood...
- Spandrel Paintings In Lincolnshire
Friskney, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. Lincolnshire is not known for its medieval panel paintings, but recently I came across these two naive censing angels at Friskney in the Lincolnshire marsh. They are painted on the eastern spandrels...
Medieval History
Rood screen paintings at Quainton, Buckinghamshire
Quainton, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.
All that remains of the rood screen at Quainton in Buckinghamshire are four little panels from the the lower solid part of of the screen, called the dado. Each panel is painted with a figure of a prophet. As you can see they are in the act of prophesying, are holding a copy of the scriptures as they gesticulate. They are not the best bit of medieval painting that you will find. The artist uses rather a limited colour pallette and in terms of technique they don't have the refinement of the screen paintings you see in East Anglian churches. Despite this I think they have rather a charm about them. Notice the backgrounds behind the figures, they are roughly painted then stencilled with stylised flowers.
- Marian Tympanum
The grand Perpendicular church at Ludham to the north-west of Norwich, has it's fair share of remarkable treasures, a lovely fifteenth century hammerbeam roof covering the nave a fine early Tudor rood screen with painted panels...
- North Cerney, Gloucestershire - Part 2
Photo copyright Archidave. One of the most delightful elements of North Cerney church is the rood loft and rood group introduced in 1929 by F. C. Eden. The rood loft was erected independently of a screen and was placed above the narrow Norman chancel...
- Christ In Majesty - Thirteenth Century Glass
Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.The tiny thirteenth century church at Aston Sandford in Buckinghamshire has a single panel of medieval glass, a glorious figure of Christ in Majesty labelled as 'Salvator Mundi'...
- The Rood Loft At St Margarets In Herefordshire
St Margarets, Herefordshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.St Margaret's church in the remote hamlet of St Margarets overloooking the 'Golden Valley' in Herefordshire, has a remarkable survival. A complete early sixteenth century rood...
- Spandrel Paintings In Lincolnshire
Friskney, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum. Lincolnshire is not known for its medieval panel paintings, but recently I came across these two naive censing angels at Friskney in the Lincolnshire marsh. They are painted on the eastern spandrels...