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Gloucester Cathedral Faith, Art and Architecture: 1000 Years GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL FAITH, ART AND ARCHITECTURE: 1000 YEARS SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING SUPPLIED BY THE AUTHORS CHAPTER 1 ABBOT SERLO AND THE NORMAN ABBEY Fernie, E. The Architecture of Norman England (Oxford University Press, 2000). Fryer, A., ‘The Gloucestershire Fonts’, Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 31 (1908), pp 277-9. Available online at http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v031/bg031277.pdf Hare, M., ‘The two Anglo-Saxon minsters of Gloucester’. Deerhurst lecture 1992 (Deerhurst, 1993). Hare, M., ‘The Chronicle of Gregory of Caerwent: a preliminary account, Glevensis 27 (1993), pp. 42-4. Hare, M., ‘Kings Crowns and Festivals: the Origins of Gloucester as a Royal Ceremonial Centre’, Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 115 (1997), pp. 41-78. Hare, M., ‘Gloucester Abbey, the First Crusade and Robert Curthose’, Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Annual Report 66 (2002), pp. 13-17. Heighway, C., ‘Gloucester Cathedral and Precinct: an archaeological assessment’. Third edition, produced for incorporation in the Gloucester Cathedral Conservation Plan (2003). Available online at http://www.bgas.org.uk/gcar/index.php Heighway, C. M., ‘Reading the stones: archaeological recording at Gloucester Cathedral’, Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 126 (2008), pp. 11-30. McAleer, J.P., The Romanesque Church Façade in Britain (New York and London: Garland, 1984). Morris R. K., ‘Ballflower work in Gloucester and its vicinity’, Medieval Art and Architecture at Gloucester and Tewkesbury. British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1981 (1985), pp. 99-115. Thompson, K., ‘Robert, duke of Normandy (b. in or after 1050, d. 1134)’, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004). Available online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/ Page 1 of 6 Thurlby, M., ‘The elevations of the Romanesque Abbey Churches of St Mary at Tewkesbury and St Peter at Gloucester’, Medieval Art and Architecture at Gloucester and Tewkesbury. British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1981 (1985) pp. 36-51. Thurlby, M., Romanesque Gloucestershire: Architecture, Sculpture and Painting (Logaston Press, 2011 forthcoming). Tomlinson K. M., ‘An Image of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy’, Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Annual Report 64 (2000), pp. 27-32. Wareham A. ‘Serlo (d. 1104)’, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004). Available online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/ Welander D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). Wilson C., ‘Serlo’s church at Gloucester 1089-1100’, Medieval Art and Architecture at Gloucester and Tewkesbury. British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1981 (1985), pp. 52-83. Zarnecki G., English Romanesque Lead Sculpture: Lead fonts of the 12th century (London: A Tiranti, 1957). CHAPTER 2 EDWARD II AND THE ABBEY TRANSFORMED Alexander, J. and Binski, P. (eds), Age of Chivalry: Art in Plantagenet England 1200-1400 (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987). Bryant, R. and Heighway, C., The Tomb of Edward II: a royal monument in Gloucester Cathedral (Stonehouse: Past Historic, 2007). Coldstream, N., ‘The Kingdom of Heaven: Its Architectural Setting in Age of Chivalry’, pp 92-97 in Alexander, J. and Binski, P. (eds), Age of Chivalry: Art in Plantagenet England 1200-1400 (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1987). Haines, R.M., King Edward II (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2003). Hart, W.H. (ed.), Historia et cartularium monasterii Sancti Petri Gloucestriae, Rolls Series no. 33, 3 vols, (Longman, 1863-67). A translation of the Historia by W. Barber is included as Appendix XV in Welander D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). Herbert, N.M. (ed.), Victoria County History IV: The City of Gloucester (O.U.P., 1988). Kerr, J., ‘The East Window at Gloucester Cathedral’, Medieval Art and Architecture at Gloucester and Tewkesbury. British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1981 (1985), pp. 116-29 Page 2 of 6 Leedy, W.C., Fan Vaulting: A study of form, technology, and meaning (Scolar Press, 1980). Reviewed by C. Wilson in Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1981. Luxford, J.M., The Art and Architecture of English Benedictine Monasteries, 1300-1540: A Patronage History (Boydell Press, 2005) Marks, R., Image and Devotion in Late Medieval Britain (Sutton Publishing, 2004) Monkton, L., ‘Experimental Architecture’ in Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 2006. Morris, R.K., ‘Master Masons at Gloucester Cathedral in the 14th Century, Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Annual Report, 2003. Verey, D. and Brooks, A., The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2: the Vale and the Forest of Dean (Yale University Press, 2002). Welander D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). Wilson, C., The Gothic Cathedral (Thames and Hudson, 1990). CHAPTER 3 REFORMATION AND CIVIL WAR For the best and most readable account of the impact of Reformation: Duffy, E., Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village (Yale University Press 2001). See also: Duffy, E., The Stripping of the Altars Traditional Religion in England 1400-1580 (Yale University Press, 1992). Fincham, K. and Tyacke, N., Altars Restored: The Changing Face of English Religious Worship, 1547-c.1700 (O.U.P., 2007). MacCulloch, D., The Later Reformation in England 1547-1603, (Macmillan, 1990). CHAPTER 4 CATHEDRAL AND COMMUNITY Bell, A., Cathedral: Reflections in Gloucester Cathedral (Arthur Bell, 1988). Boden, A., Three Choirs: A History of the Festival (Alan Sutton, 1992). Kemp, B., English Church Monuments (Batsford, 1980). Page 3 of 6 Masse, H. J. L. J., The Cathedral Church of Gloucester : a description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal See (George Bell & Sons, 1900). Moss, P., Historic Gloucester: An Illustrated Guide to the City and its Buildings (Nonsuch Publishing, 2005). Welander, D., The Stained Glass of Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester, 1985). Welander, D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). CHAPTER 5 THE VICTORIAN REORDERING Bonnor, T., Illustration of the engraved subjects which compose the first number of the copper-plate perspective itinerary; or, pocket port-folio. Consisting of ten views of the interior of Gloucester cathedral. ... (London, 1796). Carne, B., ‘Thomas Fulljames 1808-1874: Surveyor, Architect and Civil Engineer’ Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 113 (1995), pp. 7-20. Available online at http://www2.glos.ac.uk/bgas/tbgas/v113/bg113007.pdf Carter, J. and Basire, J., Plans, Elevations, Sections and Specimens of the Architecture of the Cathedral Church of Gloucester (Society of Antiquaries, 1807). Cormack, P., The Stained Glass Work of Christopher Whall 1849-1924 (Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1999). Cormack, P., ‘Perfectly medieval and perfectly modern’ (Christopher Whall), Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Annual Report 64 (2000). Fisher, M., Hardman of Birmingham: goldsmith and glasspainter (Landmark Publishing, 2008). Gambier-Parry, T., ‘Ancient Glass Painting in the Cathedral’ in Records of Gloucester Cathedral ii 1883-4, ed. W. Bazeley (1884). Haines, H., A Guide to the Cathedral Church of Gloucester (Gloucester, 1867). Harrison, M., Victorian Stained Glass (Barrie & Jenkins, 1980). Heighway, C., ‘Gloucester Cathedral and Precinct: an archaeological assessment’. Third edition, produced for incorporation in the Gloucester Cathedral Conservation Plan (2003). Available online at http://www.bgas.org.uk/gcar/index.php Heighway, C., ‘Gloucester Cathedral in 1855: The First Ever Quinquennial’, in Bettey, J (ed.), Archives and Local History in Bristol and Gloucestershire. Essays in Honour of David Smith (Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 2007) Hill, R., God’s Architect. Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain (Allen Lane, 2007). Page 4 of 6 MacCarthy, F., ‘Great Glories of Gloucester’. Review of Welander D: The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral, 1991 in The Observer (21 February 1991). Manton, C., Henry Wilson, Practical Idealist (Lutterworth Press, 2009). Masse, H. J. L. J., The Cathedral Church of Gloucester : a description of its fabric and a brief history of the Episcopal See (George Bell & Sons,1899). Spence-Jones, H. D. M., The Dean’s Handbook to Gloucester Cathedral (J.M. Dent, 1913). Stavridi, M., Master of Glass: Charles Eamer Kempe 1837-1907 (The Kempe Society, 1988). Verey, D. and Brooks, A ., The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 2: the Vale and the Forest of Dean ((Yale University Press, 2002). Victoria & Albert Museum, Victorian Church Art (London, 1971). Waller, F. S., General Architectural Description of Gloucester Cathedral (London, 1856). Waller, F. S., ‘Notes on the old glass in the Cathedral’ in Records of Gloucester Cathedral ii 1883-4, ed. W. Bazeley (1884). Waller, F. S., Gloucester Cathedral: Notes and Sketches (Gloucester: John Bellows,1890). Welander, D., The Stained Glass of Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester, 1985). Welander, D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). Whall, C., Stained Glass Work (London; John Hogg, 1905, reprinted 1999). Winston, C., ‘An Account of the Painted Glass in the East Window of Gloucester Cathedral’, Archaeological Journal XX (1863), pp. 239-53. CHAPTER 6 INHABITING THE SPACE The Benedictine Handbook (Canterbury Press, 2003) Boden, A., Three Choirs, A History of the Festival (Alan Sutton, 1992) Brown, F. Sumsion Memorial Window, Friends of Gloucester Cathedral Annual Report 1998. Daniell, D., Cap of Honour: the story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (the 28th/61st Foot) 1694-1950 (Sutton, 2005). Swash, C., Howells Memorial Window, Journal of Stained Glass XIX, No 3 (1994-5). Page 5 of 6 Welander, D., The History, Art and Architecture of Gloucester Cathedral (Alan Sutton, 1991). Page 6 of 6 .
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