Medieval Ripon Minster- Exterior

IMAGES OF MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Cathedral church of St. David

Floorplan
Adapted from Bond, Early Church Architecture in England Screen-sized Image

Exterior
Courtesy of Dr. Ruth Dean/1973 From South West Screen-sized Image / Large "Archive" Image
Adapted from Great Western Railways,Cathedrals p 88 From East Screen-sized Image

Interior

Adapted from Great Western Railways,Cathedrals p 88

Adapted from Bond,English Church Architecture p. 841

Ceiling of Nave

Adapted from Great Western Railways,Cathedrals p 89

Ceiling of Crossing
Screen-sized Image

Adapted from Bond,English Church Architecture p. 748

Furnishings

Misericords There are 28 original misericords, dating from ca 1470
Adapted From Bond, Misericords, p 87 North side, no 12. Screen-sized image Domestic meal Man (right) seated on bench. Woman (at left)(his wife?) puts a platter containing a calf's head in front of him.	Adapted From Bond, Misericords, p 155 North side, no 13. Screen-sized image Four men in a boat, one of whom appears to be sea-sick Bond states that "it is said to represent the sea-sickness of St. Govan, the uncle of St. David, who was sent with two disciples to Rome by St. Elfynt to abtain a correct form of the mass"( Bond Misericords, p 156).

Tombs

Adapted from Prior and Gardiner, p. 579

Memorial to Bishop Anselm (ca 1240)
Made of Purbeck marble
Choir aisle
Screen-sized image

Adapted from Prior and Gardiner, p. 711
Freestone memorial to a knight ca 1390

Adapted from Prior and Gardiner, p.

The Resurrection
End panel of tomb of Bishop Morgan
(d. 1504)
Screen-sized image

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