Stories in Stone: The Medieval Roof Carvings of Norwich Cathedral
by Martial Rose
Stories in Stone: The Medieval Roof Carvings of Norwich Cathedral The magnificent roof bosses of Norwich Cathedral are one of the great hidden glories of medieval art. There are more than one thousand of these delightfully carved and painted keystones in the high st
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- Title: Stories in Stone: The Medieval Roof Carvings of Norwich Cathedral
- Author: Martial Rose
- Rating: 4.78 (168 Votes)
- Asin: 0500279373
- Format Type: Paperback
- Number of Pages: 144 Pages
- Publish Date: 0000-00-00
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The magnificent roof bosses of Norwich Cathedral are one of the great hidden glories of medieval art. There are more than one thousand of these delightfully carved and painted keystones in the high stone vaulting, dating from 1300 to 1515 and measuring between twelve and thirty inches wide. The vast majority are figure carvings uniquely linked together in storytelling patterns, reflecting a variety of pagan, Christian, and folk subjects. In quantity and quality, Norwich's bosses are among the most impressive in Europe, while their narrative arrangement makes them unparalleled in the medieval world. Situated some eighty feet up from the floor of the cathedral, these ornaments are too distant to have been fully appreciated by worshipers over the centuries; by the same token, their inaccessibility has protected them from vandalism. Until recently their character and detail have been discernible to only a dedicated few through telescopes and binoculars, but modern technology has now made i
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