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OverviewThe first full-scale study of the medieval funerary monuments of South Wales. South Wales is an area blessed with an eclectic, but largely unknown, monumental heritage, ranging from plain cross slabs to richly carved effigial monuments on canopied tomb-chests. As a group, these monuments closely reflect theturbulent history of the southern march of Wales, its close links to the West Country and its differences from the 'native Wales' of the north-west. As individuals, they offer fascinating insights into the spiritual and secular concerns of the area's culturally diverse elites. Church Monuments in South Wales is the first full-scale study of the medieval funerary monuments of this region offering a much-needed Celtic contribution to the growingcorpus of literature on the monumental culture of late-medieval Europe, which for the British Isles has been hitherto dominated by English studies. It focuses on the social groups who commissioned and were commemorated by funerary monuments and how this distinctive memorial culture reflected their shifting fortunes, tastes and pre-occupations at a time of great social change. Rhianydd Biebrach has taught medieval history at the universities ofSwansea, Cardiff and South Wales and edited the journal Church Monuments. She currently works for Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rhianydd BiebrachPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Volume: v. 12 Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781783272648ISBN 10: 1783272643 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 17 November 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. South Wales from the Thirteenth to the Early Sixteenth Century An Overview of Welsh Monuments Patrons and Subjects: The Social Status of those Commissioning and Commemorated by Monuments in South Wales Materials, Production and Supply Spirituality and the Desire for Salvation Secular Concerns Afterlife Conclusion BibliographyReviewsA welcome contribution to growing scholarship on commemoration of this kind. MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY Fills a large gap in our knowledge as regards south Wales. MORGANNWG Journal of Glamorgan History Fills a large gap in our knowledge as regards south Wales. MORGANNWG Journal of Glamorgan History Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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