Medieval History
As a contrast to Tapper's work at Westminster here are some pictures of Sir Ninian Comper's Lenten array in Southwark Cathedral, photographed by SarumSleuth. Comper's array is near contemporary with that at Westminster and was added to the cathedral in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The high altar array (above) differs from much other array in it's use of colour, particularly the striking use of copper oxide green for the cross on the dossal and the floriation around the sacred monograms on the frontal.
When it came to the four altars in the retrochoir, Comper stuck with the more usual ox blood red. Comper's Lenten Array is much more delicate and florid than the array produced by others, notably by the Warham Guild.
- Grantham Lent Array
At the glorious fourteenth century church of St Wulfram in Grantham, Lincolnshire is this dramatic example of Lenten array photographed here by SarumSleuth. The array entirely coveres George Gilbert Scott's magnificent towering reredos....
- Lenten Array 2011
The ancient western custom of covering altars and images with Lenten array and Lenten veils has been covered on this blog a number of times. If you want to know more about the custom and its purpose look at the article here and...
- It's That Time Of Year Again, Time To Put Up The Lenten Array!
The Lenten array at All Saints, Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, all three altars draped in unbleached linen with blood red decoration. The stencilled shields containing instruments of the Passion, are from the Lenten array frontal at St Mary's...
- Lenten Array
Lenten array designed by F C Eden at North Cerney, Gloucestershire So Lent is upon us once again. Until a few years ago it was fairly common to see the altars of English churches covered with unbleached linen hangings known as Lenten array. This striking...
- Hanging Pyxes Part Ii - Some Examples Of Its Modern Revival
Grosvenor Chapel 012, originally uploaded by sarumsleuth. The Gothic revival architect Sir Ninian Comper was the first to reintroduce the hanging pyx into Anglican churches. The image aboveis of a hanging pyx introduced by Comper into the Grosvenor chapel...
Medieval History
Southwark Cathedral Lent array
As a contrast to Tapper's work at Westminster here are some pictures of Sir Ninian Comper's Lenten array in Southwark Cathedral, photographed by SarumSleuth. Comper's array is near contemporary with that at Westminster and was added to the cathedral in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The high altar array (above) differs from much other array in it's use of colour, particularly the striking use of copper oxide green for the cross on the dossal and the floriation around the sacred monograms on the frontal.
When it came to the four altars in the retrochoir, Comper stuck with the more usual ox blood red. Comper's Lenten Array is much more delicate and florid than the array produced by others, notably by the Warham Guild.
- Grantham Lent Array
At the glorious fourteenth century church of St Wulfram in Grantham, Lincolnshire is this dramatic example of Lenten array photographed here by SarumSleuth. The array entirely coveres George Gilbert Scott's magnificent towering reredos....
- Lenten Array 2011
The ancient western custom of covering altars and images with Lenten array and Lenten veils has been covered on this blog a number of times. If you want to know more about the custom and its purpose look at the article here and...
- It's That Time Of Year Again, Time To Put Up The Lenten Array!
The Lenten array at All Saints, Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire, all three altars draped in unbleached linen with blood red decoration. The stencilled shields containing instruments of the Passion, are from the Lenten array frontal at St Mary's...
- Lenten Array
Lenten array designed by F C Eden at North Cerney, Gloucestershire So Lent is upon us once again. Until a few years ago it was fairly common to see the altars of English churches covered with unbleached linen hangings known as Lenten array. This striking...
- Hanging Pyxes Part Ii - Some Examples Of Its Modern Revival
Grosvenor Chapel 012, originally uploaded by sarumsleuth. The Gothic revival architect Sir Ninian Comper was the first to reintroduce the hanging pyx into Anglican churches. The image aboveis of a hanging pyx introduced by Comper into the Grosvenor chapel...