Landscapes of patronage, power and salvation : a contextual study of architectural stone sculpture in Northern England, c.1070-c.1155
This thesis explores architectural stone sculpture produced in northern England between c. 1070 and c. 1155. It proposes an integrated interdisciplinary approach to sculpture, weaving together documentary sources, art history, architectural history and archaeology, in order to situate the visual material within its historical context and contemporary networks of patronage. In other words, establishing who commissioned sculpture and why. Patrons of sculpture included the secular elite, ranging from royal individuals to minor lords, and religious communities or individual prelates. It is argued that many patrons selected particular motifs and craftsmen to express their lordship, power, and affinities with other patrons. The spiritual functions of sculptural schemes are also explored, especially in relation to church reform movements of the later eleventh and early twelfth century. The thesis demonstrates that the study of sculpture can contribute to a number of key historiographical debates, including the effects of the Norman Conquest, behaviours and conditions during the conflicts of Stephenâs reign (1135â54), and experiences of âchurch reformâ. By establishing a close dialogue between sculptural case
Turnock, Jonathan Andrew
Landscapes of patronage, power and salvation : a contextual study of architectural stone sculpture in Northern England, c.1070-c.1155. This thesis explores architectural stone sculpture produced in northern England between c. 1070 and c. 1155. It proposes an integrated interdisciplinary approach to sculpture, weaving together documentary sources, art history, architectural history and archaeology, in order to situate the visual material within its historical context and contemporary networks of patronage. In other words, establishing who commissioned sculpture and why. Patrons of sculpture included the secular elite, ranging from royal individuals to minor lords, and religious communities or individual prelates. It is argued that many patrons selected particular motifs and craftsmen to express their lordship, power, and affinities with other patrons. The spiritual functions of sculptural schemes are also explored, especially in relation to church reform movements of the later eleventh and early twelfth century. The thesis demonstrates that the study of sculpture can contribute to a number of key historiographical debates, including the effects of the Norman Conquest, behaviours and conditions during the conflicts of Stephenâs reign (1135â54), and experiences of âchurch reformâ. By establishing a close dialogue between sculptural case
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