Carlisle and Cumbria: Roman and Medieval Architecture, Art and Archaeology

by McCarthy; Mike

• ISBN13: 9781902653693
• ISBN10: 1902653696
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The Association's 2001 conference was held in Carlisle and concentrated on the Roman and medieval art, architecture and archaeology of the city and county. Under the Romans, and with its position on Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle had the distinction of being the most north-westerly centre of 'Romanitas' in a vast empire. Later, the castle-building programme, initiated under William II, the establishment of the priory in 1123, followed by the See in 1133, marked Carlisle out as a key strategic bulwark against an ever-present threat from the Scots. The majority of papers at the conference and in this volume focus on the cathedral, various aspects of its architectural development, the wonderful east window and its stained glass, the fine medieval woodwork and extraordinary paintings on the backs of the choir stalls and the ceiling of the Prior's Tower. The castle and other important churches and monastic sites in Cumbria were also examined, along with the Bishop's residence at Rose Castle, and an appreciation of the work of that distinguished cleric, Dean Tait. This volume will go a long way towards providing future generations of scholars with a firm baseline for future research in this area.

Table of Contents

The Roman town of Luguvalium and the post-Roman settlement	p. 1
Murum civitatis, et fontem in ea a Romanis mire olim constructum : the arts of Rome in Carlisle and the civitas of the carvetii and their influence	p. 11
Medieval Carlisle : cathedral and city from foundation to dissolution	p. 29
The great tower of Carlisle Castle	p. 39
'King Arthur lives in merry Carleile'	p. 63
Augustinian architecture in the twelfth century : the context for Carlisle	p. 73
The romanesque fabric of Carlisle Cathedral	p. 89
The construction of the gothic choir of Carlisle Cathedral, and the evidence of the masons' marks	p. 106
The chancel roof of Carlisle Cathedral : its architectural and historical context	p. 127
'The dim shadowing of the things which should be' : the fourteenth-century doom in the east window of Carlisle Cathedral	p. 146
The stylistic antecedents of the gondibour screen at Carlisle Cathedral	p. 175
Carlisle Cathedral misericords : style and iconography	p. 199
Late medieval paintings at Carlisle	p. 214
Archibald Campbell Tait, dean of Carlisle 1850 to 1856, and Ewan Christian, architect	p. 232
The architecture of Holm Cultram Abbey	p. 239
Rose Castle	p. 257
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