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The Archaeology of Churches
About this book
Churches are Britain's most completely surviving class of historic monument. They are also usually the oldest buildings within their settlements. As such, these structures, from parish church to cathedral, from medieval to Georgian, are a huge architectural and archaeological resource. The last couple of decades have witnessed an unprecedented upsurge of public interest in the historic environment, and the growth of the tourism and 'heritage' industries has focused new attention on churches. While some visitors to churches, cathedrals and monastic ruins seem content to wander around with little or no understanding of what they are looking at, many have an interest in learning about the history or usage of the building. How far does it go back? Where is the earliest part of the building? Warwick Rodwell discusses the archaeological techniques that can attempt to answer such questions. In this lavishly illustrated, informative guide, Professor Rodwell explores the buildings themselves, their component parts, from foundations to finials, their sites, furnishings, fixtures and fittings, as well as churchyards and monuments.
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Religious ArchitectureTable of contents
- Cover
- Foreword by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 - The Archaeological Study of Churches
- 2 - Church Archaeology Today
- 3 - Researching Historical and Antiquarian Sources
- 4 - Churches and their Component Parts
- 5 - The Archaeology of Construction
- 6 - The Archaeology of Fixtures and Fittings
- 7 - Surveys of Churches
- 8 - Recording the Fabric: Aims and Methods
- 9 - Investigations into the Fabric
- 10 - Church Excavations
- 11 - Analyzing a Church’s Evolution
- 12 - Churchyard Archaeology
- 13 - Bones, Burials and Monuments
- 14 - Synthesis and Publication: Reconstructing History
- Notes
- Bibliography