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Exhibition Review
Alabaster
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 176-178
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Frisch, Anja Katharina (Frisch, Anja Katharina)
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Alabaster M Leuven 14th October 2022– 26th February 2023 | :
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10. Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, attributed to Jean Mone. Probably after 1529. Alabaster, 37 by 29 cm. (Gaasbeek Castle, Gaasbeek; exh. M Leuven).
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8. The Virgin and Child with St Anne, by Damián Forment. c.1522– 25. Alabaster, 76 by 58 by 36 cm. (Chapel of St Anne, Huesca Cathedral; exh. M Leuven).
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9. Allegory of Death (‘La Mort Saint-Innocent’). Île-de-France, c.1530, covered with a wash resembling bronze at the end of the 18th century. Alabaster, 120 by 55 by 27 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. M Leuven).
Book Review
Romanesque Effigies: Death and Redemption in Medieval Europe, 1000–1200
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 815-817
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Valdez del Alamo, Elizabeth (Valdez del Alamo, Elizabeth)
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Romanesque Effigies: Death and Redemption in Medieval Europe, 1000–1200 By Shirin Fozi. 264 pp. incl. 16 col. + 80 b. & w. ills. (Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park PA, 2021), $89.95. ISBN 978–0–271–08719–1. | :
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2. Effigies of Abbesses Adelheid, Beatrix and Adelheid II, St Servatius, Quedlingburg. (Archiv der Bau- und Kunstdenkmalpflege, Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle).
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‘Fully armed in plate of war’: making the effigy of the Black Prince
11/2021 | 1424 | 163
Pages: 997-1009
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Barker, Jessica (Barker, Jessica)
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Mcarthur, Graeme (Mcarthur, Graeme)
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Pegues, Emily (Pegues, Emily)
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14. The soffit of the tester over the monument to the Black Prince. Late fourteenth century. 440 by 192 by 30 cm. Oak, polychromy and gilding. (© Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
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15. Detail from La vie du Prince Noir, by the Chandos Herald, showing the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1385. Illumination on parchment, octavo 23.5 by 14 cm. (Senate House, London, MS 1, fol.1; reproduced with the permission of Senate House Library, University of London).
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8. The Black Prince’s funeral achievements, clockwise from top left: sword, helmet, gauntlets. (Photographs by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
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9. Endoscopic view of the interior of the effigy from the bascinet toward the chest cavity and legs. (© Waygate Technologies). a. Join of interlocking teeth connecting the torso piece with the underside of the eventail at the throat; b. Iron interlocking pins at the inside of the chest; c. Tailbone bolt; d. Pin holding the legs together at the thigh; e. Hollow legs; and f. Iron interlocking pins.
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1. The tomb of the Black Prince in its setting in the Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral. (Photograph the authors).
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10. Badge of the Black Prince venerating the Trinity. c.1376. Lead, 10.3 by 7.9 cm. (British Museum, London; © The Trustees of the British Museum).
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11. Impression of the seal of the Black Prince, affixed to a charter dated 19th July 1362. Wax, diameter 5 cm. (The National Archives, London, E/30/1106; © Lloyd de Beer, reproduced by kind permission from The National Archives, Kew).
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12. Tomb of Edward III. c.1386. Gilded brass effigy, Purbeck marble tomb chest and oak tester. (Confessor’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London; © Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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13. Detail of Fig.12, showing the face of Edward III. (© Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Alamy).
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2. The effigy of the Black Prince on his tomb. c.1386. Gilded brass, with silvered and enamel details. (Trinity Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral; photograph by kind permission of Canterbury Cathedral).
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3. Detail of champlevé enamels on the effigy’s sword belt. (Photograph the authors).
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4. Drawing of the effigy, indicating names for the armour. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
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5. Side view of the effigy and tomb chest of the Black Prince. Gilded brass, enamel and Purbeck marble. (© Michael Freeman; Alamy).
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6. Drawing of the effigy, indicating its construction. (© Matilde Grimaldi).
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7. The gauntlets on the Black Prince’s effigy. (Photograph the authors).
Book Review
Stone Fidelity: Marriage and Emotion in Medieval Tomb Sculpture
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 381-382
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Fehrmann, Antje (Fehrmann, Antje)
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Stone Fidelity: Marriage and Emotion in Medieval Tomb Sculpture By Jessica Barker. 354 pp. incl. 33 col. + 63 b. & w. ills. (Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2020),  50. ISBN 978–1–78327–271–6. | :
Book Review
Cut in Alabaster: A Material of Sculpture and its European Traditions 1330–1530. By Kim Woods
02/2020 | 1403 | 162
Pages: 167-168
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de Beer, Lloyd (de Beer, Lloyd)
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Cut in Alabaster: A Material of Sculpture and its European Traditions 1330–1530 By Kim Woods. 422 pp. incl. 194 col. + 5 b. & w. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2018), £140. ISBN 978–1–909400–26–9. | :
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3. Christ as a Man of Sorrows. First half of the 15th century. Alabaster, height 40 cm. (Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp).
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‘Sunbeams and shadows’: exhibiting the collection at Westminster Abbey
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 4-8
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Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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1. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, showing part of the section Building Westminster Abbey. 2018. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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2. The gallery before the installation of the displays. 2017. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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3. Floorplan of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and the Weston Tower, showing the themed sections: Westminster Abbey & the Monarchy (orange); Worship & Daily Life (pale blue); Building Westminster Abbey (pink); and The Abbey and National Memory (dark blue). (© MUMA).
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4. Part of the Building Westminster Abbey and Worship and Daily Life sections of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The case on the right contains the Westminster Retable, the high altarpiece of Henry III’s Abbey (1259–69). (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. View of the Abbey’s interior from The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries. 2018. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. The Undercroft Museum, Westminster Abbey. Photograph c.1930s. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. The wax funeral effigy of Charles II, photographed in the Upper Islip Chapel in 1896. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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Royal wooden funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 26-35
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Blessley, Krista (Blessley, Krista)
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Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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10. Detail of Fig.8, showing the hip joint. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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11. Axonometric diagram showing the jointing of the effigy in Fig.8, by Krista Blessley. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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12. Effigy head and bust of Anne of Denmark, by Maximilian Colt. 1619. Probably pine, 47 by 45 by 25 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0893; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster)
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13. Detail of Fig.12, showing the blue vein painted on the left temple. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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14. Effigy body of James I, by Maximilian Colt. 1625. Probably pine, 178 by 50 by 29cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 1016; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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15. Some of the royal funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey in 1949, showing their condition after the Second World War. From R.P. Howgrave-Graham: ‘Royal effigies at Westminster Abbey: modern treatment leads to valuable discoveries’, Country Life, 11th January 1952, pp.82–84.
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2. Installation view of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, Westminster Abbey, London, showing the medieval funeral effigies. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster)
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3. The funeral of Anne of Bohemia, a detail from Chroniques, by Jean Froissart. South Netherlands, c.1480. Illumination on parchment. (British Library, London; MS Royal 18 E II, vol.IV, fol.227).
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7. Effigy head and bust of Elizabeth of York, probably by Richard Gibson. 1503. Probably pearwood, 65 by 40 by 39 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0889; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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8. Articulated effigy body of Henry, Prince of Wales, by Richard Norris. 1612. Pine or fir wood with iron nails, loops and screws, 161 by 42.5 by 19 cm. Photograph c.1950. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 1017; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing carpenters’ marks at joints. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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1. Front, side and back views of the effigy of Edward III. 1377. Walnut, 176 by 42.8 by 27 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0886; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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4. Detail of Fig.1, showing plaster underlayer on head. Photograph c.1950s. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. X-radiograph detail of Fig.1, showing plaster underlayer on head. (© The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. Front, side and back views of the effigy of Catherine de Valois. 1437. Oak, 165 by 42 by 21 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; WA 0888; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Book Review
Armour of the English Knight 1400–1450, by Tobias Capwell
10/2016 | 1363 | 158
Pages: 828-829
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Terjanian, Pierre (Terjanian, Pierre)
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61. Detail of the tomb of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, in his armour. c.1425 (Collegiate church of St Mary the Virgin, Staindrop, County Durham)
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The tomb of Enrico Scrovegni in the Arena Chapel, Padua
06/2012 | 1311 | 154
Pages: 403-409
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Jacobus, Laura (Jacobus, Laura)
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29. Virgin and Child and two Angels, by Giovanni Pisano. c.1303–18. Marble. (Arena Chapel, Padua).
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28. View into chancel of the Arena Chapel, Padua. Frescos by Giotto, c.1300–05.
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30. Tomb of Enrico Scrovegni. 1336. Marble. (Arena Chapel, Padua).
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31. View of apse of the Arena Chapel, Padua, showing outline of earlier tomb.
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32. Detail of the tomb of Enrico Scrovegni showing the console, tri­angular endpiece and depth of block from which the angel is carved.
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33. Tomb of Bishop Castellone Salomone (d.1322), possibly altered in 1361. Marble. (Treviso Cathedral; reproduced by kind permission of Studio Bohm).
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34. Tomb of Enrico Scrovegni, seen from above, illustrated in Fig.30.
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35. Detail of left-hand angel, during the restoration of the tomb illustrated in Fig.30.
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36. Detail of right-hand angel, prior to the restoration of the tomb illustrated in Fig.30.
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37. Detail of Fig.30 showing left-hand angel.
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38. Detail of Fig.30 showing right-hand angel.
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39. Detail of Fig.30 showing the face of Enrico Scrovegni.
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40. Detail of the tomb of Bishop Castellone Salomone illustrated in Fig.33.
Book Review
English Church Monuments in the Middle Ages: History and Representation
05/2010 | 1286 | 152
Pages: 327-328
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Lindley, Phillip (Lindley, Phillip)
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English Church Monuments in the Middle Ages: History and Representation | author: Saul, Nigel
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35. Tomb of William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury. Died 1226. Doulting stone on a (later) wooden chest, 205 cm. long. (Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire; photograph by John Crook).
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