Medieval History
I will post more about this church later in the week, the church in Inglesham in Wiltshire is a very special and atmospheric place. Here to whet your appetite is a panel of sculpture in the church. A Virgin and Child, which is believed to date from the eleventh century. It has had rather rough treatment, including a time when it served as a mass dial. It is still a glorious and lively piece. An interesting aspect of the iconography is the blessing hand of the Father poking out of heaven.
- Renovation Of Medieval Church To Begin
The first phase of the emergency renovation of an historic 13th century church has begun after donors gave more than £250,000. Conservationists at St Mary?s Church, in Lydiard Park, have begun the vital high-level and emergency repair works necessary...
- Medieval Pit Revealed In Melksham
Archaeologists in Melksham (located in the English county of Wiltshire) have uncovered evidence of medieval iron working believed to date from the 13th-14th century. A team from Cotswold Archaeology has been excavating before new housing is built at Clackers...
- Lovely, Lovely Stiff Leaf
'Early English capitals are not so much diversified as Norman. When foliage is introduced it is placed upon the bell of the capital; the leaves usually have stiff stalks rising from the neck of the bell, hence called technically "stiff-leaf foliage,"...
- Pilfered Glass From Manchester And Elsewhere
Messingham, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.This lovely little figure is in the east window of Messingham church in Lincolnshire, where it sits among a whole host of fascinating fragments of medieval stained glass. When I first saw this...
- Pre-reformation Devotional Images Of Our Lady
This glorious fragment of sculpture was discovered in 1879 walled up within Anwick church in Lincolnshire. It is a remarkable survival. It is a seated figure of the Virgin and Child, dating from the early years of the fourteenth century. Sadly it has...
Medieval History
Saxon sculpture at Inglesham, Wiltshire
I will post more about this church later in the week, the church in Inglesham in Wiltshire is a very special and atmospheric place. Here to whet your appetite is a panel of sculpture in the church. A Virgin and Child, which is believed to date from the eleventh century. It has had rather rough treatment, including a time when it served as a mass dial. It is still a glorious and lively piece. An interesting aspect of the iconography is the blessing hand of the Father poking out of heaven.
- Renovation Of Medieval Church To Begin
The first phase of the emergency renovation of an historic 13th century church has begun after donors gave more than £250,000. Conservationists at St Mary?s Church, in Lydiard Park, have begun the vital high-level and emergency repair works necessary...
- Medieval Pit Revealed In Melksham
Archaeologists in Melksham (located in the English county of Wiltshire) have uncovered evidence of medieval iron working believed to date from the 13th-14th century. A team from Cotswold Archaeology has been excavating before new housing is built at Clackers...
- Lovely, Lovely Stiff Leaf
'Early English capitals are not so much diversified as Norman. When foliage is introduced it is placed upon the bell of the capital; the leaves usually have stiff stalks rising from the neck of the bell, hence called technically "stiff-leaf foliage,"...
- Pilfered Glass From Manchester And Elsewhere
Messingham, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum.This lovely little figure is in the east window of Messingham church in Lincolnshire, where it sits among a whole host of fascinating fragments of medieval stained glass. When I first saw this...
- Pre-reformation Devotional Images Of Our Lady
This glorious fragment of sculpture was discovered in 1879 walled up within Anwick church in Lincolnshire. It is a remarkable survival. It is a seated figure of the Virgin and Child, dating from the early years of the fourteenth century. Sadly it has...