Medieval Art and Architecture at Durham Cathedral

The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1977

Nicola Coldstream, Peter Draper

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040282557
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Archaeology

This book contains fifteen essays that synthesize the documentary and archaeological evidence for the development of early medieval Durham and asses its archaeological potential. It systematically extracts the important aspects of materials related to architectural history of the Durham cathedral.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• The Pre-Conquest Sculptural Tradition in Durham
• Early Medieval Durham: the Archaeological Evidence
• Documentary Evidence for the Building of Durham Cathedral and its Monastic Buildings
• Recent Investigations in the East Range of the Cathedral Monastery, Durham
• The Spiral Piers of Durham Cathedral
• The Galilee Chapel
• The Nine Altars at Durham and Fountains
• The North Window of the Nine Altars Chapel, Durham Cathedral
• The Neville Screen
• The Medieval Stained Glass of Durham Cathedral
• Restorations and Repairs to the Fabric of Durham Cathedral 1777 to 1803
• The Twelfth-Century Metalwork at Durham Cathedral
• An English Illuminator’s Work in some Fourteenth-Century Italian Law Books at Durham
• The Episcopal Seals of Richard of Bury
• Hugh of Le Puiset and the Church of St Cuthbert, Darlington
• Plates