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A Bibliography of Academic Works Concerning Rochester Cathedral and Its Medieval Priory Archive Report J Rochester Cathedral Research Guild Homepage: www.rochestercathedralresearchguild.org A bibliography of academic works concerning Rochester Cathedral and its medieval priory Archive report J. H. Scott PCIfA Abstract: Archive report on the compilation of a bibliography of academic works concerning Rochester Cathedral and its medieval priory arranged into sections by topic: Architecture; Artefacts and furnishings; Books and manuscripts; Excavations; Graffiti and paint; Graves, memorials and tombs; and Events officials and registers. To cite this report: Scott, J. H. (2017) A bibliography of academic works concerning Rochester Cathedral and its medieval priory. Rochester Cathedral Research Guild archive report RCL17r16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22357/rcl17r21 Available at: https://rochestercathedralresearchguild.org/reports/rcl17r16 Published online: 25th October 2017 General Queries: [email protected] Produced by permission of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Any views and opinions expressed in this work are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Dean and Chapter. Rochester Cathedral Research Guild v.1.0 24th December 2017 1 Contents (table 1) 1 Contents (table 1) ............................................................................................................................ 2 2 Version history (table 2) .................................................................................................................. 2 4 Bibliography by topic ....................................................................................................................... 3 4.1 Architecture ............................................................................................................................. 3 4.1.1 By date ............................................................................................................................. 3 4.1.2 By author ......................................................................................................................... 6 4.2 Artefacts and furnishings ...................................................................................................... 10 4.2.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 10 4.2.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Books and manuscripts ......................................................................................................... 12 4.3.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 12 4.3.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 13 4.4 Events, officials and registers ................................................................................................ 14 4.4.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 14 4.4.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 16 4.5 Excavations and remote sensing ........................................................................................... 18 4.5.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 18 4.5.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 19 4.6 Graffiti and paint ................................................................................................................... 20 4.6.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 20 4.6.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 21 4.7 Graves, memorials and tombs............................................................................................... 22 4.7.1 By date ........................................................................................................................... 22 4.7.2 By author ....................................................................................................................... 22 5 Bibliography by date ...................................................................................................................... 24 6 Bibliography by author .................................................................................................................. 34 2 Version history (table 2) Version Date Alterations By 01 11th November 2017 Published online J. H. Scott 3 Introduction and overview TBC Back to table of contents Page 2 of 44 Rochester Cathedral Research Guild v.1.0 24th December 2017 4 Bibliography by topic 4.1 Architecture 4.1.1 By date Winkles, B. and Moule, T. (1836) Winkle’s architectural and picturesque illustrations. Rye, W. B. (1887) The Ancient Episcopal Palace at Rochester, and Bishop Fisher. Archaeologia Cantiana 017.11. Palmer, G. H. (1897) The cathedral church of Rochester; A description of its fabric and a brief history of the episcopal see. Hope, W. H. S. (1898) The architectural history of the cathedral church and monastery of St. Andrew at Rochester. Archaeologia Cantiana 023.15. Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.023%20- %201898/023-15.pdf Pearman, A. J. (1918) Residences of the Bishops of Rochester. Archaeologia Cantiana 033.07. Underhill, F. (c.1932) The story of Rochester Cathedral. Underhill, F. (c.1935) Restoration of Norman cloister. Wheatley, S. W. (1936) The cloister ruins of St. Andrew’s Priory. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1936. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Forsyth, W. A. (1937) The Work of Bishop Ernulph at Rochester. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1937. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Forsyth, W. A. (1939) Restoration of the Norman Cloister. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1939. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Torr, V. J. (1963) Rochester Cathedral in 1634. Archaeologia Cantiana 078.03. Available at: S., R. W. (1965) [Cleaning of] The Nave. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1965. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Radford, C. A. R. (1969) A new fragment of pre-Conquest wall. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1969. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Whyman, J. (1975) How the victorians looked after Rochester Cathedral. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1975. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. McAleer, J. P. (1983) The Significance of the West Front of Rochester Kent. Archaeologia Cantiana 099.12. Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.099%20- %201983/099-12.pdf S., H. E. C. (1984) Some glimpses into Rochester Cathedral in the 19th century. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1984. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Arnold, F. (1985) Rochester Cathedral 1066-1137; A Saxo-Norman Synthesis. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1985. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Back to table of contents Page 3 of 44 Rochester Cathedral Research Guild v.1.0 24th December 2017 McAleer, J. P. (1985) Some Observations on the Building Sequence of the Nave of Rochester Cathedral. Archaeologia Cantiana 102.12. Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.102%20- %201985/102-12.pdf Flight, C. and Harrison, A. C. (1986) The Southern Defences of Medieval Rochester. Archaeologia Cantiana 103.01. Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.103%20- %201986/103-01.pdf McAleer, J. P. (1986) The west front of Rochester Cathedral; The interior design. Archaeologia Cantiana 103.02. Available at: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Pub/ArchCant/Vol.103%20- %201986/103-02.pdf Fawcett, J. (c.1987) Cathedral Floor Damage Survey. Tatten-Brown, T. (1988) The east range of the cloisters. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1988. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Geddes, J. (1990) Some doors in Rochester Cathedral. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1989-1990. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Swanton, M. J. (1990) The decoration of Ernulf’s nave. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1989-1990. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. McAleer, J. P. (1991) The cathedral west front; form, function, and fashion. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1990-1991. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Tatten-Brown, T. (1991) Gundulf’s tower. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1990-1991. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Canterbury Arch. Trust (1992) The Anglo-Saxon cathedral. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1991-1992. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. TBA (1992) The Cottingham years at Rochester. Friends of Rochester Cathedral annual report for 1991-1992. Rochester: Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Bliss, S. (1993) A question
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