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English Medieval Graffiti (Paperback)
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English Medieval Graffiti (Paperback)
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Graffiti ('drawings or writings scratched on a wall or other
surface') are to be found incised on the walls and pillars of
innumerable cathedrals and churches in Great Britain. Most were
done between the twelfth and early fifteenth centuries; many are
valuable as examples of medieval art; and some are important for
their preservation of particular styles of epigraphy. In this work,
Mrs Pritchard has studied the inscriptions and drawings in a large
number of churches, mostly within a radius of sixty miles of
Cambridge. These graffiti are far from mere scratchings performed
by unskilled hands; they are highly imaginative, boldly executed
drawings, combining freedom of line with occasional fussiness of
detail, and inscriptions whose clarity and precision of lettering
equal in execution the contemporary manuscript. Many were
subsequently covered by medieval wall paintings; others have been
partly defaced by cleaning and restoration of the original stone.
Mrs Pritchard illuminates a neglected corner of medieval art; and
her skilful rubbings (over two hundred of them illustrate this
book) preserve these curious relics of medieval artistry against
the erosion of time and restoration.
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