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  • Archaeology of Britain's Oldest Church Doors

    Westminster, Hadstock and 'Dane-skins'

    by Warwick Rodwell ...
    Explores the history, construction, and scientific analysis of England’s oldest doors, including those at Westminster Abbey and Hadstock Church.Archaeology of Britain’s Oldest Church Doors presents a detailed and fascinating study of the two oldest doors in England: in the chapter house vestibule at Westminster Abbey, which pre-dates the Norman Conquest (1050s) and the north nave door at Hadstock ... Read more

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  • The Lantern Tower of Westminster Abbey, 1060-2010

    Reconstructing its History and Architecture

    by Warwick Rodwell ...
    Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to learn about its history and architecture. The lantern over the centre of the church is a case in point. Edward the Confessor built a great tower here, which is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. When Henry III was rebuilding the ... Read more

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  • Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire

    The Archaeology and Architecture of a Cathedral, Monastery and Parish Church

    by Warwick Rodwell ...
    Dorchester-on-Thames and its abbey have been subjects of antiquarian interest for more than 450 years, and during that time much has been written about them. They are, however, still far from being comprehensively studied and recorded. Indeed, the most substantial architectural description of the medieval church was written as long ago as 1845, and a thoroughgoing reappraisal has long been overdue ... Read more

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  • Northwold Manor Reborn

    Architecture, Archaeology and Restoration of a Derelict Norfolk House

    by Warwick Rodwell ...
    Presents a fascinating, superbly illustrated, account by one of the UK's leading architectural historians, of the history, dereliction and restoration of a complex, originally Tudor, manor house.Northwold Manor is a multi-period listed building (grade II*), about which almost nothing was known. Uninhabited since 1955, it had fallen into a state of extreme dereliction, and was beyond economic ... Read more

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  • The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey

    The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation

    by Warwick Rodwell, David S. Neal ...
    Westminster Abbey contains the only surviving medieval Cosmatesque mosaics outside Italy. They comprise: the ‘Great Pavement’ in the sanctuary; the pavement around the shrine of Edward the Confessor; the saint’s tomb and shrine; Henry III’s tomb; the tomb of a royal child, and some other pieces. Surprisingly, the mosaics have never before received detailed recording and analysis, either ... Read more

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  • The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone

    History, Archaeology and Conservation

    by Warwick Rodwell ...
    Constructed in 1297−1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the king seized at Scone, following his victory over the Scots in 1296. For centuries, Scottish kings had been inaugurated on this symbolic ‘Stone of Scone’, to which a copious ... Read more

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  • Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel

    The Archaeology of the Mosaic Pavement and Setting of the Shrine of St Thomas Becket

    by David S. Neal, Warwick Rodwell ...
    Canterbury Cathedral possesses a unique marble mosaic pavement, dating from the early twelfth century, which has long intrigued scholars and been the subject of speculation and debate. It forms part of the floor of the Trinity chapel, adjacent to the site where the shrine of St Thomas Becket stood, prior to the Reformation. Since the mosaic is older than the chapel itself and partly destroyed a ... Read more

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  • Westminster Part II: The Art, Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Palace

    Edited by Warwick Rodwell, Tim Tatton-Brown ...
    Series Book 2 - The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions
    Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century, when Edward the Confessor’s great new abbey was built, it was a major royal centre two miles south-west of the City of London. Within a century or so, it had become the principal seat of government in England, and this series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Archaeology of Churches

    by Professor Warwick Rodwell ...
    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 ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Westminster Part I: The Art, Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Abbey

    Edited by Warwick Rodwell, Tim Tatton-Brown ...
    Series Book 1 - The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions
    The British Archaeological Association’s 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. It also embraced Westminster School, which was founded at the Reformation in the Abbey precinct. Collectively, these institutions occupy a remarkable assemblage of medieval and later buildings, most of which are well documented. Although the Association had held a ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • Norwich Archaeology of a Fine City

    by Brian Ayers ...
    The city of Norwich is renowned for its Norman castle, its cathedral and flint city walls, parts of which are still visible today. It is, and was, a ‘Fine City’, the largest walled town in England during the Middle Ages, a rich provincial city still with many well-preserved medieval buildings and, reputedly, once having a church for every week and a pub for every day of the year! Originally ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Story of the Country House

    A History of Places and People

    by Clive Aslet ...
    The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the presentThe Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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