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Book Review
Treasury, Memory, Nature: Church Objects in the Middle Ages
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 213-214
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Nickson, Tom (Nickson, Tom)
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Treasury, Memory, Nature: Church Objects in the Middle Ages By Philippe Cordez. 284 pp. incl. 75 col. ills. (Harvey Miller, London and Turnhout, 2020), £76.50. ISBN 978–1–912554–61–4. | :
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2. Ostrich egg reliquary. Probably second half of the 13th century. Gilt silver, precious stones, enamel and ostrich egg, height 33.5 cm. (Domschatz Halberstadt; © Landesamt für Demkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen- Anhalt; photograph Juraj Lipták).
Book Review
Iconophilia: Politics, Religion, Preaching, and the Use of Images in Rome, c.680–880
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 84-85
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Hamburger, Jeffrey (Hamburger, Jeffrey)
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Iconophilia: Politics, Religion, Preaching, and the Use of Images in Rome, c.680–880 By Francesca Dell’Acqua. 444 pp. incl. 32 col. + 103 b. & w. ills. (Routledge, London and New York, 2020), £130. ISBN 978–0–415–79372–8. | :
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2. Theotokos and Pope Paschal I, detail from the apse, S. Maria in Domnica, Rome. 818–19. Mosaic. (Photograph Francesca Dell’Acqua).
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Architecture and liturgy in the east end of Saint-Urbain, Troyes
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 332-343
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Olympios, Michalis (Olympios, Michalis)
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2. Plan of Saint-Urbain, Troyes, annotated with the major interior partitions and identification of spaces mentioned in the text. The red rectangles frame the walls and staircase turrets between the apses. Drawing by the author, after F. Salet: ‘Saint-Urbain de Troyes’, Congr s arch ologique de France 113 (1955), p.101; and M.T. Davis and L.E. Neagley: ‘Mechanics and meaning: plan design at Saint-Urbain, Troyes and Saint-Ouen, Rouen’, Gesta 39 (2000), p.163, fig.2.
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7 and 8. Plans of Regensburg Cathedral: (top) wall passage level; and (bottom) ground-floor level. (Repr. A. Hubel and M. Schuller, eds: Der Dom zu Regensburg, Regensburg 2010–16, V, pl.72).
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1. The central apse of Saint-Urbain, Troyes (photograph Pierre- Louis Laget).
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10. The south apse of Regensburg Cathedral, showing the wall passage between central and south apses (photograph the author).
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11. View of the choir of Regensburg Cathedral during the general synod of 1650, by Melchior Küssel. 1650. Engraving, 60.2 by 52.7 cm. (Bisch fliches Zentralarchiv Regensburg, Collectio imaginum).
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12. Detail of windows on the north side of the north apse at Saint- Urbain, Troyes (photograph the author).
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13. The clerestorey in the central apse of Saint-Urbain, Troyes, as seen from the south apse through the wall passage opening (photograph the author).
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3. The central apse of Saint-Urbain, Troyes, looking southeast (photograph the author).
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4. The chapel of the Virgin Mary in the south apse at Saint-Urbain, Troyes (photograph the author).
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5. The south side of the turning bays in the north apse at Saint-Urbain, Troyes. The ground floor doorway of the staircase turret and the access to the passage between the north and central apses are both visible (photograph the author).
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6. The central apse of Regensburg Cathedral (photograph the author).
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9. The access from the south apse of Regensburg Cathedral to the adjacent staircase turret, showing (a) the doorway leading to the turret from the central apse; and (b) the turret’s ground floor entrance (photograph the author).
Book Review
Investigations in Medieval Stained Glass: Materials, Methods, and Expressions (Reading Medieval Sources, 3)
04/2021 | 1417 | 163
Pages: 376-377
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Harrison, Katharine (Harrison, Katharine)
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Investigations in Medieval Stained Glass: Materials, Methods, and Expressions (Reading Medieval Sources, 3) Edited by Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz and Elizabeth Pastan. 466 pp. incl. 170 col. + 22 b. & w. ills. (Brill, Leiden, 2019), €219. ISBN 978–90–04–39572–5. | :
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4. The lower part of the Redemption window (Corona window I), Canterbury Cathedral, showing the Crucifixion and Entombment with Old Testament types. c.1215–20. (Photograph Hans Schneider).
Exhibition Review
Stories of Painted Pages: Manuscripts and Illuminations Recovered by the Florentine Cultural Heritage Protection Unit
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 881-883
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Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
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Stories of Painted Pages: Manuscripts and Illuminations Recovered by the Florentine Cultural Heritage Protection Unit Palazzo Pitti, Florence 24th June–4th October | :
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6. Initial L with St Lucy, by Master of the Dominican Effigies, detail from an antiphonal from the Church of Sts Ippolito and Biagio, Castelfiorentino. c.1340. Ink, tempera and gold on parchment, 27 by 13.5 cm. (Museo di Santa Verdiana, Castelfiorentino; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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4. Initial E and the Prophet Isaiah, from an antiphonal from the abbey of Montemorcino, Perguia. c.1500– 10. Tempera on parchment, 61.4 by 43.5 cm. (Abbazia di Monte Olivetto Maggiore, Asciano; fol.1r; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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5. Page with a missing initial E, from a gradual made at S. Lucchese, Poggibonsi. c.1485– 90. Ink and tempera on parchment, 16 by 20 cm. (Colle di Val d’Elsa, Museo San Pietro; fol.95r; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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The Victorian high-altar reredos in St Paul’s Cathedral, London
08/2020 | 1409 | 162
Pages: 646-657
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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1. The high-altar reredos in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, designed by Thomas Garner and made by Farmer and Brindley. 1888. Photograph by A.F. Kersting, c.1939. (© The Courtauld Institute of Art, London).
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10–12. Angels, by Attilio and Furio Piccirilli for Farmer and Brindley. c.1887. Marble with gilding and imitation rosso antico marble, each 73 by 40 cm. (Private collections; courtesy Bonhams).
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13. The Jesus Chapel, St Paul’s Cathedral, London. Photograph, c.1900. (St Paul’s Cathedral, London; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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14. The high altar, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, following bomb damage. Photograph by Arthur Cross and Fred Tibbs, 1940. (London Metropolitan Archives).
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15. Cherubs, by Farmer and Brindley. c.1887. Marble with gilding. Each 107 by 61 cm. (Private collection; photograph Christie’s).
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2. The nave of St Paul’s Cathedral, looking east. 1870s. Photograph by London Stereoscopic Company. (Mary Evans Picture Library).
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3. The altar in the chapel, Temple Newsam, Yorkshire, by Bodley and Garner. 1877. Photograph, 1948. (Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net).
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4. Model of a proposed reredos for St Paul’s Cathedral, London, by Charles Hopson after a design by Christopher Wren. c.1696. Oak, 119.3 by 91.4 by 62.5 cm. (St Paul’s Cathedral, London; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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5. Sir Christopher Wren’s altar piece, a study for the completion of the apse of St Paul’s, by F.C. Penrose. c.1860. Watercolour, 96 by 56 cm. (St Paul’s Cathedral, London; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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6. Design for the high-altar reredos, St Paul’s Cathedral, London, by Thomas Garner. c.1885. Pencil, pen and ink on paper, 56 by 35.3 cm. (St Paul’s Cathedral Library; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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7. Virgin and Child, by Jean Guillemin for Farmer and Brindley. c.1887. Marble, 142 by 58 cm. (St Paul’s Cathedral, London; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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8. Christ, by Jean Guillemin for Farmer and Brindley. c.1887. The cross was added after 1950. Marble, height 196 cm. (St Paul’s Cathedral, London; © The Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral).
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9. St Paul, by Farmer and Brindley. c.1887. Marble, height 138 cm. (Private collection; photograph Sotheby’s, London).
Article
Royal ceremonies in the missal of Abbot Nicholas Litlyngton
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 18-25
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Wackett, Jayne (Wackett, Jayne)
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1. Folio 206r of the Litlyngton Missal. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment, 52.5 by 36 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing the coronation of a king.
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3. Detail of folio 221v of the Litlyngton Missal, showing the coronation of a queen. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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4. Detail of p.65 of the Liber Regalis, showing the coronation of a queen. c.1382. Illumination on vellum. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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5. Folio 224r of the Litlyngton Missal. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment, 52.5 by 36 cm. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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6. Detail of folio 33v of the Liber Regalis, showing a royal tomb. c.1382. Illumination on vellum. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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7. Detail of folio 326r of the Litlyngton Missal, showing a monk’s funeral. 1383–84. Illumination on parchment. (Westminster Abbey, London; © The Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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8. Detail of Fig.5, showing the exequies for a king.
Book Review
Die Zisterzienser: das Europa der Klöster. Edited by by Gabriele Uelsberg, Lothar Altringer, Georg Mölich, Norbert Nussbaum and Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1067-1068
Book Review
An Insular Odyssey: Manuscript Culture in Early Christian Ireland and Beyond. Edited by Rachel Moss, Felicity O’Mahony and Jane Maxwell
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 798
Article
Evidence for Florentine patronage in two liturgical manuscripts illuminated by Rinaldo da Siena
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 630-639
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Battaglia, Laura Alidori (Battaglia, Laura Alidori)
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Battaglia, Marco (Battaglia, Marco)
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1. Initial A, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.2r).
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10. Initial D for the introit of the nativity of a virgin saint, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.175r).
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11. Initial E, by Rinaldo da Siena. From De Regimine Principum Parigi by Egidio Romano, after 1285. Tempera on parchment, 33.5 by 24 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Ital.233, fol.130r).
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12. Initial E for the Feast of St John the Evangelist, here attributed to Rinaldo da Siena. From a Camaldolese missal, late 1280s to early 1290s. Tempera on parchment, 37.5 by 24 cm. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.B.67, fol.21v).
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13. Initial I, by Rinaldo da Siena. From Mulomedicina by Vegezio. c.1275. Tempera on parchment, 21.5 by 15.5 cm. (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, MS Plut.45.19, fol.95r).
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14. Initial I for the introit of the nativity of a non-papal martyr, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.118v).
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15. Initial I for the introit of the Feast of St John the Evangelist, here attributed to Rinaldo da Siena, From a Camaldolese missal, late 1280s to early 1290s. Tempera on parchment, 37.5 by 24.0 cm. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.B.67, fol.18v).
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16. Crucifix, by Rinaldo da Siena. c.1275–1300. Tempera on panel, 313 by 248 cm. (Museo Civico, San Gimignano).
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2. Vegezio with two assistants and a horse, by Rinaldo da Siena. From Mulomedicina by Vegezio. c.1275. Tempera on parchment, 21.5 by 15.5 cm. (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, MS Plut.45.19, fol.2r).
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3. Egidio Romano presents his work to Philip IV of France, by Rinaldo da Siena. From De Regimine Principum Parigi by Egidio Romano, after 1285. Tempera on parchment, 33.5 by 24 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS.Ital.233, fol.19r)
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4. Top left Initial G with the Stigmatisation of St Francis, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 52.9 by 37.2 cm. (J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, MS 71v).
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5. Top right Initial D at the introit to the Feast of St John the Baptist, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.79r).
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6. Bottom left Initial C at the introit to the Feast of St Lawrence, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.89r).
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7. Bottom right Initial G at the introit to the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.91r).
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8. Incipit page, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Camaldolese missal, late 1280s to early 1290s. Tempera on parchment, 37.5 by 24 cm. (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Arch.Cap.S.Pietro.B.67, fol.10r).
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9. Initial C at the introit to the feast of Sts Philip and James, by Rinaldo da Siena. From a Franciscan gradual, here dated c.1275–80. Tempera on parchment, 53 by 37 cm. (Private collection, fol.72r).
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