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Knights and Their Tombs: Funerary Monuments and Aristocratic Culture in Late Medieval England

Fergus Cannan

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Description:This book examines the symbolism and meaning behind English funerary monuments of the late medieval period. With twenty-five illustrations, and drawing on a wide range of source material, the book explores monumental brasses, effigies, tomb slabs and the hanging of armour in churches. Foreword Chapter 1: Perspectives on Tomb Monuments Chapter 2: Marks of Nobility Illustrations Chapter 3: The Achievement and Chivalrous Display Chapter 4: Noble World-Views Acknowledgements & Bibliography About the Fergus Cannan-Braniff, born 1978, was Associate Curator of Object of Devotion, an exhibition of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s medieval English alabaster sculpture which toured ten US museums. Previously an Assistant Curator with the V&A’s sculpture collections, he teaches history, religion and philosophy at The Skinners’ School in Kent, and is the author of works including Scottish Arms and Armour and Galloglass 1250-1600. He lives in the Sussex Weald with his wife, two children and terrier.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knights and Their Tombs: Funerary Monuments and Aristocratic Culture in Late Medieval England. To get started finding Knights and Their Tombs: Funerary Monuments and Aristocratic Culture in Late Medieval England, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book examines the symbolism and meaning behind English funerary monuments of the late medieval period. With twenty-five illustrations, and drawing on a wide range of source material, the book explores monumental brasses, effigies, tomb slabs and the hanging of armour in churches. Foreword Chapter 1: Perspectives on Tomb Monuments Chapter 2: Marks of Nobility Illustrations Chapter 3: The Achievement and Chivalrous Display Chapter 4: Noble World-Views Acknowledgements & Bibliography About the Fergus Cannan-Braniff, born 1978, was Associate Curator of Object of Devotion, an exhibition of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s medieval English alabaster sculpture which toured ten US museums. Previously an Assistant Curator with the V&A’s sculpture collections, he teaches history, religion and philosophy at The Skinners’ School in Kent, and is the author of works including Scottish Arms and Armour and Galloglass 1250-1600. He lives in the Sussex Weald with his wife, two children and terrier.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knights and Their Tombs: Funerary Monuments and Aristocratic Culture in Late Medieval England. To get started finding Knights and Their Tombs: Funerary Monuments and Aristocratic Culture in Late Medieval England, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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