Product Description

Brings together some of the very best surviving examples of medieval church wall paintings. This work using various technologies allows us to visualize these images as the artists originally intended.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #479908 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-25
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .3 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 380 pages

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Review
A visual treat that means to entertain as well as inform, covering in six chapters the history, subjects, patrons and painters, method of production, interpretation, and history from the Reformation onwards. YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES(Succeeds) in its own brief of doing what no other book has done - present a textual and pictorial survey, with wonderful colour photographs, of a truly large number of surviving wall paintings. PARERGONNo reader can fail to find the photographs wholly illuminating. CORNERSTONEHow welcome the publication of this book is! (...) It is genuinely exciting to turn the book's pages and to see these vigorous, relatively unknown designs. (...) the effort and ingenuity that has gone into presenting and synthesizing this material makes the book extremely valuable. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEWRosewell has done a service to readers, learned and unlearned, by gathering these examples together. TLSA well-written and handsomely presented book, certain to appeal to a wide readership. (...) The great strength of the book is in its wonderful colour pictures: of both familiar and unexpected subjects, and usually of higher quality than published before. BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEA splendid book (...) Mr Rosewell knows what he is talking about, and explains how the paintings were made, what they mean, who paid for them, and how they've fared since. CHRISTOPHER HOWSE, DAILY TELEGRAPHMy Easter book of the year...a magisterial compendium of this most elusive English vernacular form. SIMON JENKINS, THE GUARDIANOne of the most interesting, useful and attractive books on the medieval church to appear for some time. (...) Well-written and accessible. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGYA long-awaited and very comprehensive survey that will be of major interest to all those interested in exploring ancient parish churches. COUNTRY LIFE(A) hugely enjoyable book (...) Any church explorer will find... much to delight them. www.norfolkchurches.co.ukThis is a book to be enjoyed and made use of by every person interested in our church heritage. THE ROUND TOWER MAGAZINE(The author) has done us an invaluable service with his critical appreciation of this precious heritage. OXFORD TIMESWhat a wonderful contribution this book is! (T)he importance of this book is immense. REFERENCE REVIEWS

SIMON JENKINS, THE GUARDIAN, 21st March 2008
My Easter book of the year...a magisterial compendium of this most elusive English vernacular form.

CHRISTOPHER HOWSE, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 29 March 2008
A splendid book [...] Mr Rosewell knows what he is talking about, and explains how the paintings were made, what they mean, who paid for them, and how they've fared since.