Main entry:

Fergusson, Peter, 1934-2022.

Title & Author:

Canterbury Cathedral Priory in the age of Becket / Peter Fergusson.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, ©2011.

Description:

x, 190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-182) and index.
Introduction -- The extent of Prior Wibert's renewal -- Prior Wibert -- The Eadwine Psalter drawings of the Precinct -- The Great Cloister -- An architecture of hospitality for distinguished guests -- The Green Court and the Priory's judicial responsibility as a liberty -- Care of the sick and aged : the infirmary and related buildings -- Cathedral enhancements and related buildings -- Monastic and architectural context -- Appendix A. Prior Wibert's obit / transcription and translation by Mary Pedley -- Appendix B. Archbishops of Canterbury and priors of Christ Church -- Appendix C. Canterbury Cathedral's mystery 'marble' : a double imposture unmasked / Christopher Wilson.

Summary:

"This fascinating book recounts the extensive building program that took place at Canterbury Cathedral Priory, England, from 1153 to 1167, during the time when Thomas Becket served as Royal Chancellor and then as archbishop of Canterbury. Masterminded by Prior Wibert, the renewal included the physical expansion of the cathedral's precinct, the construction of new buildings, and the installation of a pioneering pressurized water system. This ambitious undertaking utilized a Late Romanesque style, lavish materials, and sculpture, and drew on the optimism and creative energy of the young Angevin rulers of England, Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Canterbury Cathedral Priory in the Age of Becket reassesses the surviving remains and relates them to important changes in Benedictine monasticism concerned with hospitality, hygiene, the administration of law, liturgy, and the care of the sick. It also restores to history a neglected major patron of unusual breadth and accomplishments. Peter Fergusson sheds fresh light on the social and cultural history of the mid-12th century."--Publisher's description.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9780300175691 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300175698 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Wibert, Prior, -1167 Art patronage.
Wibert, Prior, -1167
Christ Church Priory (Canterbury, England)
Benediktiner.
Church architecture England Canterbury History To 1500.
Architecture and society England Canterbury History To 1500.
Architecture and society
Art patronage
Church architecture
Klosteranlage
Architektur
Kloster.
Kirchenbau.
England Canterbury
Kathedrale Canterbury
Canterbury; Dom.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 275739
Call No.: BIB 210087
Status: Available