St Stephen's Chapel
St Stephen's Chapel
£38.00
GBPThis 1955 book examines the beginnings of 'Perpendicular'. A reconsideration of the structures themselves and of their documentary background drastically corrected previous ideas, and all this knowledge is made use of and extended by the author. Dr Hastings sets forth the whole theory of the incidence and discrimination of principles and practice of the Court School of masons and decorators, taking as his focal point the building of St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster (1292–1347). Dr Hastings introduces his main subject by an examination of the 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral, by a survey of masons employed on royal buildings, and by a study of the surviving evidence relating to the Eleanor Crosses. He concludes with an essay on the tomb design of England and France within his period, by an examination of the contemporary works at Windsor, Ely, Gloucester, and by a final chapter summing up his conclusions. The book is richly illustrated by reproductions of old plans and drawings, and by photographs.
Product details
June 2011Paperback
9780521242783
276 pages
229 × 152 × 16 mm
0.41kg
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Table of Contents
- List of plates
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I. The 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral (I)
- Part II. The Masons
- Part III. The Eleanor Crosses
- Part IV. St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster:
- 1. The authorities
- 2. The dating of St Stephen's Chapel
- 3. Mr Thomas of Canterbury and the trasura
- 4. The upper vestibule
- 5. Description of St Stephen's Chapel
- 6. The bell tower
- 7. The alura
- 8. The cloister and Canon's houses
- 9. The buttresses and towers
- 10. The King's Closet and the Chapel of St Mary in the pew
- 11. The upper chapel, interior
- 12. The upper story and roof
- 13. The window tracery
- 14. The east front
- 15. The pulpitum and stalls
- 16. Interior decoration
- Part V. The 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral (II)
- Part VI. Tombs and shrines
- Part VII. Other buildings and works
- Part VIII. Work at Windsor Castle
- Part IX. Ely and Gloucester
- Conclusion: the court style of London
- The plates
- Index.
