Overview

The medieval treasure house, consisting of sacristy, vestry and treasure rooms was the depository for the ecclesiastical treasure belonging to a church, holy vessels, vestments, altar hangings, candlesticks and priceless liturgical books and reliquaries. It was carefully designed to convey the message of its status and function. A book devoted to these medieval museums which housed such precious materials is long overdue. Ironically, the interest in the objects that they conserved has often resulted in ecclesiastical treasure being removed to new museums, leaving their former places of protection in need of protection themselves.

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Author:   Lesley Milner
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   23
Weight:   0.618kg
ISBN:  

9789004380431

ISBN 10:   9004380434
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures Introduction 1 The Treasure House, Its Chambers and Function  1 Location and Function 2 Precedents of English Treasure Houses  1 Treasure Houses of the Bible 3 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 1  1 Early Norman Benedictine Sacristies and Treasure Rooms  2 Cistercian Sacristies and Treasure Rooms 4 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 2  1 Ely  2 Canterbury 5 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 3  1 The ‘Treasury’ at Winchester Cathedral  2 The Vestiarium at Canterbury Cathedral 6 Treasure Houses of Secular Canons, Part 1  1 Old Sarum, St Osmund’s Church  2 Old Sarum, Bishop Roger’s Church  3 Hereford Cathedral  4 The Treasure House of Ripon Minster  5 The Treasure House of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim  6 The Plans and Forms of the Treasure Houses of Ripon Minster and Trondheim Cathedral 7 Treasure Houses of Secular Canons, Part 2  1 Salisbury  2 The Treasure House of the Cathedral of Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, Northern France  3 Beverley Minster  4 Wells Cathedral 8 The Treasure Chambers of Westminster Abbey, 1245–69  1 The Treasure of Westminster Abbey  2 The 11th-Century Abbey and Church (Begun 1042)  3 Henry III’s Abbey Church at Westminster  4 Treasure Chamber 1: St Faith’s Chapel, the Sacristy of Henry III’s Church  5 Treasure Room 2: the Chapter House Crypt  6 Treasure Room 3: the Muniment Room  7 Treasure Room 4: the Sacristaria 9 The Treasure Houses of Secular Canons at Lichfield, Lincoln, and Exeter Cathedrals, c.1250–1300  1 Lichfield Cathedral Treasure House  2 Lincoln Cathedral Treasure House  3 The Treasure Houses of Exeter Cathedral Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Lesley Milner, M.A. PhD. F.S.A. gained her Ph.D. at the Courtauld Institute, University of London 2015. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Since 2016 she has published in the Antiquaries Journal, the Journal of the British Archaeological Association and the Burlington Magazine.

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