medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Pat of the argument for paving (it's suggested) is that if you had an earth floor with some incised slabs and brasses (becoming increasingly common by the C16) the earth floor would erode leaving the slabs proud of the surface and what we would now call a trip hazard. So it's suggested that we are looking at a C16 health and safety measure.
One thing which the 're'constructed church at St Fagans is lacking is tomb markers and memorials. The advisory group has been discussing this. It's a problem for the liturgy project, as of course the memorials would have functioned to stimulate prayer for the dead. Here in Wales we have virtually no memorial brasses (we don't really know why) and plenty of C13 and C14 incised slabs but (as far as we can see - they are very very difficult to date) fewer late medieval incised slabs. Also, most of those that I know of have clearly been relocated (which may possibly suggest that they were not part of paved floors - or of course it may be that they were moved when the floor was relaid).
Maddy
Dr Madeleine Gray
Reader in History
School of Education/Ysgol Addysg
University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd
Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion,
Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675
'A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.' (Gilles Deleuze)
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Subject: Re: [M-R] seating and paving in C16 churches
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 21/06/2011 21:01, Dr Jim Bugslag wrote:
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> It is certainly possible -- if not probable -- that a good part of the
> floor would have been paved with incised grave slabs and monumental
> brasses by the early 16th century. Chartres Cathedral, in which no
> burials were allowed, has retained a considerable amount of its early
> 13th-century paving, including its labyrinth, and this consists of
> large, rectangular paving stones.
A nice romantic notion, but there just weren't that many incised slabs
and monumental brasses in country churches.
John Briggs
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