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Royal wooden funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 26-35
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Author:
Blessley, Krista (Blessley, Krista)
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Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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Illustrations
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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).
Western art unattributed:
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).
Publication Received
Face and Mask: A Double History. By Hans Belting
07/2018 | 1384 | 160
Pages: 614
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Reviewer:
Carrier, David (Carrier, David)
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Book Review
Painting the Soul. Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds
02/1998 | 1139 | 140
Pages: 125
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Reviewer:
Cutler, Anthony (Cutler, Anthony)
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Reviewed Items
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Painting the Soul. Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds | author: Cormack, Robin
Book Review
Undying Faces
09/1929 | 318 | 55
Pages: 150-151
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Reviewer:
Tatlock, R. R. (Tatlock, R. R.; Tatlock, Robert Rattray; T., R. R.)
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Undying Faces | author: Benkard, Ernst
Letter
An Unidentified Chinese Mask
02/1926 | 275 | 48
Pages: 112
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Author:
Margadant, S. W. F. (Margadant, S. W. F.)
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Short Notice
The Use of Death-Masks by Florentine Sculptors
12/1923 | 249 | 43
Pages: 302-304
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Author:
MacLagan, Eric (MacLagan, Eric; MacLagan, Eric R. D.; Maclagan, Mr.)
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Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
A-Painted Wood Bust. Florentine; Early 16th Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Notes on Various Works of Art: The Use of Death-Masks by Florentine Sculptors.
Western art unattributed:
B-Terra-Cotta Death Mask Enclosed in a Wreath. Florentine; Second Half of 15th Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Notes on Various Works of Art: The Use of Death-Masks by Florentine Sculptors.