Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval England Architecture, Art, and the Collaborative Gothic Monument
Book contents
- Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval England
- Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval England
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Map
- Chapter 1 One and Many
- Chapter 2 Form, Function, and Friction
- Chapter 3 Profits and People
- Chapter 4 People and Profits
- Chapter 5 Provision, Piety, and Power
- Chapter 6 Fittings and Furnishings
- Conclusion
- Appendix Lists of Medieval Open-Plan Churches in Twelve Historic Counties
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 6 - Fittings and Furnishings
The Negotiated Topography of the Late Medieval Parish Church
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2026
Book contents
- Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval England
- Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval England
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Map
- Chapter 1 One and Many
- Chapter 2 Form, Function, and Friction
- Chapter 3 Profits and People
- Chapter 4 People and Profits
- Chapter 5 Provision, Piety, and Power
- Chapter 6 Fittings and Furnishings
- Conclusion
- Appendix Lists of Medieval Open-Plan Churches in Twelve Historic Counties
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 investigates the ways in which new approaches to parish church design augmented the spatial, visual, and aural experience of their resident communities—with special attention to the roles of boundary-marking installations such as screens, seats, and stained-glass windows. Items of special interest include screens at Woodbridge (Suffolk) and Totnes (Devon); seats at King’s Lynn (Norfolk) and Altarnun (Cornwall); stained glass in various locations across Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cornwall; and the spectacular suite of timber furnishings preserved at Southwold (Suffolk).
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- Building the Parish Church in Late Medieval EnglandArchitecture, Art, and the Collaborative Gothic Monument, pp. 208 - 251Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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