Llewellyn, Nigel, 1951-

Funeral monuments in post-Reformation England / Nigel Llewellyn.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

xxviii, 471 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

"This book takes as its subject the most important kind of surviving post-Reformation church art and the most important genre of English Renaissance sculpture, the carved stone funeral monument. These complex constructions, comprising not just sculptured figures but also architectural framing, heraldic decoration and inscribed text, were set up in huge numbers during the years around 1600 and still survive in their thousands in parish churches across England. Llewellyn examines the place of the tomb in the historiography of English art, issues of patronage and the business of erecting a monument, the world of the tomb-makers, the nature of materials they used, and Reformist iconoclasm in England and its impact on the tombs. Chapter five considers the key function of monuments, which was to exemplify and to replace after death the lives of worthy and virtuous individuals. In the conclusion, the author sets these funeral monuments within a particularly English tradition of didactic or moralising art and portraiture." "The volume is illustrated with photographs of tombs and monuments and offers a valuable and informative record of one of England's greatest treasures."--Jacket.

0521782570 (hb)
9780521782579 (hb)

Church of England Customs and practices.
Church of England. Customs and practices.
Church of England
Church of England Coutumes et pratiques.
Sepulchral monuments England.
Sculpture, Renaissance.
Sculpture de la Renaissance.
Sepulchral monuments
Bildband
Grabmal
Ikonographie
Reformation
Sozialgeschichte
Grafmonumenten.
Plastische kunst.
Religieuze kunst.
Renaissance.
Monuments funéraires Angleterre (GB)
England
Geschichte 1600,ca.

Location: Library main 215109
Call No.: NB1585 .L5 2000
Status: Available