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The Lacock Cup (Paperback)
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The Lacock Cup (Paperback)
Series: Objects in Focus
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List price R161
Loot Price R143
Discovery Miles 1 430
You Save R18 (11%)
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The Lacock Cup is a rare object with a unique English history. Made
in the 1430s, it is one of a handful of pieces of secular silver
from the Middle Ages, which both survived the changing culture of
Tudor fashion and the turmoil of the Reformation. Originally
created as a drinking cup for feasting in the fifteenth century,
the Cup later became a sacred chalice for the community of Lacock
in Wiltshire at the parish church of Saint Cyriac. With an unbroken
local heritage of over 400 years, this piece was a central feature
of religious ceremony until the late twentieth century. The
remarkable story of this special cup is brought to life in this
short and accessible book. Its history, from drinking vessel to
holy chalice, opens a window into the culture of late medieval
England and having survived the centuries in near perfect
condition, it acts as a witness to these times of great change.
Charting the journey of the Cup, from fifteenth century medieval
society, through the Reformation and later Civil War to the present
day, this book will also explore the Cup's role as a communion
vessel in its local setting of Lacock, and its treatment at the
British Museum where it has been on loan since 1962. The Cup
remained in irregular use by the parish until the 1980s, and this
story of over 500 years of outstanding care and use provides a
fitting conclusion to one of England's most important silver
objects.
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