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The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and some conventual buildings at the Whitefriars, Coventry
Charmian Woodfield
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Excavations carried out in the 1960s on the site of the Carmelite Friary at Coventry, England, revealed the lost church, of unexpected size and splendour, adjoining the standing cloister E range. It was founded in 1342 by Sir John Poulteney, a pre-eminentmerchant and Draper, and Lord Mayor of London. The report includes the first detailed examination of the standing E claustral range by the Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, probably the finest medieval friary claustral range to survive in N Europe. This is augmented by historical illustrations, many here published for the first time. There is also a study of the exceptionally fine surviving choir stalls, with the arms of several later London mayors, which originally seated up to 90 friars. These were set above acoustic chambers in the choir to amplify their singing. Only three other sets of friary choir stalls are known to exist in Britain. An attempt is made to reconstruct the appearance of the friary in its 10 acre (c.4ha) precinct in the 15th century, including the highly unusual architectural expression of the chapter house; the reredorter and the gate houses. Comparative plans of other Carmelite houses in Britain and Europe are illustrated for comparison, some for the first time.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
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SUMMARY
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RÉSUMÉ
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ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
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SECTION A. THE RÉSUMÉ
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SECTION B. THE WHITEFRIARS IN COVENTRY - HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
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SECTION C. THE STANDING BUILDING WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE EAST CLOISTER RANGE
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SECTION D1. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FRIARY BUILDINGS
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SECTION D2. THE MUCH PARK STREET GATE
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SECTION D3. THE INNER CLOISTER GATE
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SECTION D4. THE CHAPTER HOUSE RECONSTRUCTION
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SECTION D5. RECONSTUCTION OF THE REREDORTER
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SECTION E. ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATIONS AT THE CHURCH OF THE WHITEFRIARS, COVENTRY
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SECTION F. THE ARCHITECTURAL STONEWORK
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SECTION G. THE ARCHITECTURAL SCULPTURE
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SECTION H. THE CHOIR-STALLS
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SECTION I. ‘MARBLES’ GAMING BOARD
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SECTION J. MEDIEVAL WINDOW GLASS FROM THE CHURCH AND CLOISTER
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SECTION K. SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION OF AN OYSTER-SHELL PALETTE
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SECTION L. LATE 14TH AND 15TH CENTURY STAMPED FLOOR TILE
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SECTION M. ROOF TILE
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SECTION N. BRICK
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SECTION O. SLATE
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SECTION P. PLASTERWORK
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SECTION Q. STRUCTURAL METALWORK AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
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SECTION R. THE POTTERY
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SECTION R. PART 2: THE MEDIEVAL AND LATER POTTERY
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SECTION S. THE VESSEL GLASS
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SECTION T. OBSERVATIONS ON SOME OF THE SMALL FINDS
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SECTION U. THE WOUND WIRE-HEADED PINS
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SECTION V. NUMISMATICA
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SECTION W. HUMAN SKELETAL ANALYSIS
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SECTION X. THE ANIMAL BONE
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SECTION Y. WOOD AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Published: 2005
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841718347 (paperback)
- 9781407320366 (ebook)
BAR Number: B389
- Art / Sculpture / Gems / Seals
- Migration Period, Early Medieval and Medieval
- Ceramics and Pottery Studies
- Excavation / Fieldwork / Survey
- British Isles
- Metal Objects
- Craft working (general titles, bone, glass, textiles, etc.)
- Architecture / Domestic and Urban Buildings and Space / Urbanism
- Christianity / Churches / Monastic
- Music and Dance
- Dress / Jewellery / Personal Ornament