By: Alan Thacker (Editor)

Hardcover

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A collection of papers presented to the 1992 international British Archaeological Association conference in Chester. Presented in chronological order, the fourteen essays comprise Martin Henig's analysis of carved stonework from Roman Deva; Alan Thacker's study of the formation of the town and its parishes during the early medieval period; Simon Ward, Virginia Jansen, John Maddison and Christa Grossinger examine the architecture, fittings and restoration of the Cathedral and churches; Elizabeth Danbury, J Patrick Greene and Nigel Ramsay assess the life and dissolution of religious foundations; Roland B Harris looks at the origins of the famous Chester Rows and Sharon Cather, David Park and Robyn Pender discuss the recently rediscovered Henry III wall paintings at Chester Castle. A broad and illustrated guide to many aspects of Chester's long history.

Chester and the art of the twentieth legion, Martin Henig; the early medieval city andi ts buidings, Alan Thacker; Romanesque architecture in Chester c. 1075 to 1117, Richard Gem; recent work at St John's and St Weburgh's, Simon Ward; attested but opaque: the early Gothic east end of St Weburgh's, Virginia Jansen; problems in the choir of Chester cathedral, John Maddison; George Gilbert Scott and restoration at Chester cathedral, 1819 - 1876, Virginia Jansen; Chester cathedral misericords: iconography and sources, Christa Grossinger; the intellectual life of the Abbey of St Werburgh, Chester, in the middle ages, Elizabeth Danbury; the Friaries in Chester, their impact and legacy, Simon Ward; the origins of Chester rows, Roland B. Harris; the impact of the dissolution on monasteries in Cheshire: the case of Norton, J. Patrick Greene; medieval graffiti at Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire, Nigel Ramsey; Henry III's wall paintings at Chester castle, Sharon Cather, David Park and Robyn Pender

ISBN: 9781902653082
ISBN-10: 1902653084
Series: British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 189
Published: 1st January 1999