Patrons and Choir Stalls in the Middle Ages
Series: Visualising the Middle Ages; 16;
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Product details:
- Publisher BRILL
- Date of Publication 24 July 2025
- ISBN 9789004726352
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages pages
- Size 235x155 mm
- Weight 1 g
- Language 700
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Short description:
Discover the rich history and artistry behind medieval and Renaissance choir stalls. Explore how patrons influenced the creation of these masterpieces, reflecting religious, cultural, and personal significance.
MoreLong description:
Explore the intricate beauty and historical significance of choir stalls in this groundbreaking collection of essays. Choir stalls were not just functional furnishings but key elements of medieval church interiors, adorned with carvings depicting religious scenes, animals, and symbolic motifs. This volume uniquely examines the role of patrons?both ecclesiastical and secular?who commissioned these masterpieces, highlighting the collaboration between woodcarvers and their sponsors. With a broad geographical and chronological scope, this collection offers fresh insights into the artistry and patronage behind choir stalls, making it essential reading for art historians, medievalists, and anyone fascinated by sacred art and architecture.
Contributors are Joanne Allen, Cécile Meneau d'Anterroches, Frédéric Billiet, Louise Bourdua, María Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Juliana Dresvina, Ángel Fuentes Ortiz, Lorenzo Mascheretti, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Maria Dolores Teijeira Pablos, Christel Theunissen, Fernando Villase?or Sebastián ?, and Ingrid van Woudenberg.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Joanne Allen, Juliana Dresvina, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, and Christel Theunissen
1 Patrons and Their Projects: Connecting Choir Stalls
Louise Bourdua
2 Corporate, Monastic, and Lay Patronage of Choir Spaces in San Pancrazio in Florence
Joanne Allen
3 ?Novus Alexander Macedo, vere magnus, vere pius?: the Patronage of Alessandro Martinengo Colleoni in 16th Century Bergamo
Lorenzo Mascheretti
4 Patrons of the Choir Stalls in the Church of St. Francis in Cres
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo
5 Bishop Juan Arias Dávila and King Henry IV in Segovia Cathedral: a Fake Stalls Patron?
M? Dolores Teijeira Pablos and Fernando Villase?or Sebastián?
6 In the Heart of the Church: the Choir(s) of the Cathedral of Cuenca in Context
Ángel Fuentes Ortiz and María Teresa Chicote Pompanin
7 L?identité du commanditaire des stalles de Levroux (France)?: étude d?un indice gravé
Frédéric Billiet
8 George I d?Amboise as Patron of the Stalls in Gaillon Castle
Cécile Meneau d?Anterroches
9 Margaret of Austria as Regent and Patron: the Choir Stalls of Brou
Ingrid van Woudenberg
10 Choir Stall Patrons in Northwestern Europe
Christel Theunissen
11 Oxford Misericords and Their Patrons, Medieval and Modern: a Brief History
Juliana Dresvina
12 Moritz von Spiegelberg and His Patent of Nobility on the Choir Stalls in Emmerich
Willy Piron
Glossary
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Index
