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OverviewHighly Commended in the Best Archaeological Book category of the 2008 British Archaeological Awards. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complementing, and yet distinctly separate from, other religious imagery inchurches. Unlike carvings, or stained glass windows, their support was the structure itself, with the artist's `canvas' the very stone and plaster of the church. They were also monumental, often larger than life-size images for public audiences. Notwithstanding their dissimilarity from other religious art, wall paintings were also an integral part of church interiors, enhancing devotional imagery and inspiring faith and commitment in their own right, andproviding an artistic setting for the church's sacred rituals and public ceremonies. This book brings together, often for the first time, many of the very best surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. Using new technologies and many previously untried techniques, it allows us to visualize these images as the artists originally intended. The plates are accompanied by an authoritative and scholarly text, bringing the imagery and iconography of the medieval church vividly to life. ROGER ROSEWELL was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. A former journalist, he is a Director of a private European art foundation and the news editor of the online stained glass magazine, VIDIMUS. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roger RosewellPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781843833680ISBN 10: 1843833689 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 20 March 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock ![]() Table of ContentsIntroduction A History of Wall Paintings The Subjects Patrons and Painters Making Wall Paintings Meaning and Understanding Reformation and Rescue Gazetteer Subject Guide Select BibliographyReviewsNo reader can fail to find the photographs wholly illuminating. CORNERSTONEHow welcome the publication of this book is!(...)It is genuinely exciting to turn the book's pages and to see these vigorous, relatively unknown designs.(...)the effort and ingenuity that has gone into presenting and synthesizing this material makes the book extremely valuable.(...)Successful recovery of these paintings from their obscure positions symbolizes this book's larger recuperative achievement. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEWRosewell has done a service to readers, learned and unlearned, by gathering these examples together. TLSA well-written and handsomely presented book, certain to appeal to a wide readership. (...) The great strength of the book is in its wonderful colour pictures: of both familiar and unexpected subjects, and usually of higher quality than published before. BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEA splendid book (...) Mr Rosewell knows what he is talking about, and explains how the paintings were made, what they mean, who paid for them, and how they've fared since. CHRISTOPHER HOWSE, DAILY TELEGRAPHMy Easter book of the year...a magisterial compendium of this most elusive English vernacular form. SIMON JENKINS, THE GUARDIANOne of the most interesting, useful and attractive books on the medieval church to appear for some time. (...) Well-written and accessible. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGYA long-awaited and very comprehensive survey that will be of major interest to all those interested in exploring ancient parish churches. COUNTRY LIFE(A) hugely enjoyable book...big enough to accommodate detailed images of all but the most complex schemes, and as they are printed on quality paper, some of the details are superb. (...) Any church explorer will find.much to delight them. www.norfolkchurches.co.ukThis is a book to be enjoyed and made use of by every person interested in our church heritage. THE ROUND TOWER MAGAZINE(The author) has done us an invaluable service with his critical appreciation of this precious heritage. OXFORD TIMES(An) excellent book. WORCESTERSHIRE RECORDER (Worcestershire Archaeological Society)What a wonderful contribution this book is! (T)he importance of this book is immense.(...) Rarely have I seen such a comprehensive, scholarly, yet useable and understandable volume on such an obscure subject area, which engaged me both as a reader and as a viewer of the art itself. REFERENCE REVIEWS A visual treat that means to entertain as well as inform, covering in six chapters the history, subjects, patrons and painters, method of production, interpretation, and history from the Reformation onwards. YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES [Succeeds] in its own brief of doing what no other book has done - present a textual and pictorial survey, with wonderful colour photographs, of a truly large number of surviving wall paintings. PARERGON No reader can fail to find the photographs wholly illuminating. CORNERSTONE How welcome the publication of this book is! [...] It is genuinely exciting to turn the book's pages and to see these vigorous, relatively unknown designs. [...] the effort and ingenuity that has gone into presenting and synthesizing this material makes the book extremely valuable. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW Rosewell has done a service to readers, learned and unlearned, by gathering these examples together. TLS A well-written and handsomely presented book, certain to appeal to a wide readership. [...] The great strength of the book is in its wonderful colour pictures: of both familiar and unexpected subjects, and usually of higher quality than published before. BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE A splendid book [...] Mr Rosewell knows what he is talking about, and explains how the paintings were made, what they mean, who paid for them, and how they've fared since. CHRISTOPHER HOWSE, DAILY TELEGRAPH My Easter book of the year...a magisterial compendium of this most elusive English vernacular form. SIMON JENKINS, THE GUARDIAN One of the most interesting, useful and attractive books on the medieval church to appear for some time. [...] Well-written and accessible. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY A long-awaited and very comprehensive survey that will be of major interest to all those interested in exploring ancient parish churches. COUNTRY LIFE [A] hugely enjoyable book [...] Any church explorer will find... much to delight them. www.norfolkchurches.co.uk This is a book to be enjoyed and made use of by every person interested in our church heritage. THE ROUND TOWER MAGAZINE [The author] has done us an invaluable service with his critical appreciation of this precious heritage. OXFORD TIMES What a wonderful contribution this book is! [T]he importance of this book is immense. REFERENCE REVIEWS A visual treat that means to entertain as well as inform, covering in six chapters the history, subjects, patrons and painters, method of production, interpretation, and history from the Reformation onwards. YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES(Succeeds) in its own brief of doing what no other book has done - present a textual and pictorial survey, with wonderful colour photographs, of a truly large number of surviving wall paintings. PARERGONNo reader can fail to find the photographs wholly illuminating. CORNERSTONEHow welcome the publication of this book is! (...) It is genuinely exciting to turn the book's pages and to see these vigorous, relatively unknown designs. (...) the effort and ingenuity that has gone into presenting and synthesizing this material makes the book extremely valuable. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEWRosewell has done a service to readers, learned and unlearned, by gathering these examples together. TLSA well-written and handsomely presented book, certain to appeal to a wide readership. (...) The great strength of the book is in its wonderful colour pictures: of both familiar and unexpected subjects, and usually of higher quality than published before. BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEA splendid book (...) Mr Rosewell knows what he is talking about, and explains how the paintings were made, what they mean, who paid for them, and how they've fared since. CHRISTOPHER HOWSE, DAILY TELEGRAPHMy Easter book of the year...a magisterial compendium of this most elusive English vernacular form. SIMON JENKINS, THE GUARDIANOne of the most interesting, useful and attractive books on the medieval church to appear for some time. (...) Well-written and accessible. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGYA long-awaited and very comprehensive survey that will be of major interest to all those interested in exploring ancient parish churches. COUNTRY LIFE(A) hugely enjoyable book (...) Any church explorer will find... much to delight them. www.norfolkchurches.co.ukThis is a book to be enjoyed and made use of by every person interested in our church heritage. THE ROUND TOWER MAGAZINE(The author) has done us an invaluable service with his critical appreciation of this precious heritage. OXFORD TIMESWhat a wonderful contribution this book is! (T)he importance of this book is immense. REFERENCE REVIEWS Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |