The cosmatesque mosaics of Westminster Abbey [electronic resource] : the pavements and royal tombs : history, archaeology, architecture and conservation / by Warwick Rodwell and David S. Neal ; with contributions by Paul Drury [and seven others] ; computerized illustrations by Thomas Clark ; foreword by the Dean of Westminster.

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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. Sur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rodwell, Warwick (Author)
Neal, David S. (Author)
Other Authors: Drury, P. J. (Consultant)
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Westminster Abbey.
Mosaic floors > England > Westminster (London)
Cosmati work > England > Westminster (London)
Decoration and ornament, Medieval > England > Westminster (London)
Church decoration and ornament > England > Westminster (London)
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Tombs.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2019 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Cosmatesque Mosaics of Westminster Abbey: The Pavements and Royal Tombs: History, Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Volume 1. The Pavements.
  • 1. The cosmatesque pavements and monuments: introduction and context
  • 2. Historiography and the antiquarian record
  • 3. The sanctuary and high altar pavements: past interventions, damage and repair
  • 4. Description of the sanctuary pavement
  • 5. Surveying, analyzing and evaluating the sanctuary and high altar pavements
  • 6. Conservation and repair of the sanctuary pavement by Vanessa Simeoni
  • 7. St Edward the Confessor's chapel pavement
  • 8. Materials employed in the pavements and monuments
  • Volume 2. The Royal Tombs
  • 9. St Edward's chapel and the context of the shrine
  • 10. The shrine-tomb of St Edward the Confessor, I: description and primary fabric
  • 11. The shrine-tomb of St Edward the Confessor, II: Tudor reconstruction and later history
  • 12. Tomb of King Henry III
  • 13. Child's tomb in the south ambulatory
  • 14. Related monuments and furnishings
  • 15. The Westminster mosaic assemblage: summary, assessment and dating
  • Appendix 1. The shrine in the records by Matthew Payne: Archival references ; Chronicles
  • Appendix 2. Quantification of tesserae in the mosaic pavements and monuments.