English Medieval Alabasters: With a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert MuseumFrancis Cheetham's classic survey of English medieval alabasters includes a richly illustrated catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum's unparalleled collection. English alabasters represent a unique contribution to medieval art. Less sophisticated, perhaps, than other contemporary forms of religious art, they were a neglected area of study until this volume was first published in 1984. The late Francis Cheetham was an acknowledged expert on medieval English alabasters, and this reissue of his classic work will be welcomed by historians, art historians, collectors and dealers alike, taking its place alongside his Alabaster Images of Medieval England which was published by the Boydell Press in 2003. |
Contents
FOREWORD | 6 |
PLATES 33 | 60 |
Preface | 66 |
Catalogue 65 | 93 |
Saints | 103 |
Life of Christ | 220 |
Trinities | 296 |
Sacraments | 313 |
Canopies | 333 |
SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY 2005 | 338 |
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS CONTAINING ENGLISH MEDIEVAL | 351 |