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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureHello LauraFor more information on fictive stone or brickwork commonly found in English churches see:
http://paintedchurch.org/backgrou.htm
Ellie
Dr Ellie Pridgeon, BA, MA, PhD, Arch Dip
Tutor in Art History & Architecture
BA and Certificate Courses
University of Leicester
Archivist, Church Monuments Society
Medieval Wall Paintings Website:
http://medievalwallpaintings.wordpress.com
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Fictive brickwork (in churches)
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureDoes masonry count as brick? The controversial restoration of Chartres has uncovered faux painted masonry. In a response to Martin Filler's blistering criticism of the restoration, Madeline Caviness and Jeffrey Hamburger write:"Careful archaeological work, beginning with that conducted as early as the 1980’s by the German scholar Jürgen Michler, has demonstrated beyond doubt that the church’s interior originally was painted in a light ochre, with regular false masonry added in white, which often bears little resemblance to the coursing of the underlying ashlar masonry. The current restoration adheres religiously to this scheme. Such false masonry was commonplace in medieval churches."
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Laura Jacobus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureHello. Does anyone know of any instances where a medieval wall has been painted to imitiate brick? I'm aware that in Northern Europe one could sometimes find imitation ashlar, and fictive textiles seem to have been in all sorts of places- but fictive brick??********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion
I'm also sending this to the medieval religion list because I'm particularly interested to know of any examples in churches, so apologies for cross-posting.
Laura
Dr. Laura JacobusSenior Lecturer in History of ArtBirkbeck College, University of London
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