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The Association's 2004 conference focused mainly on the
architecture and archaeology of the medieval diocese of Llandaff,
comprising much of the historic counties of Glamorgan and
Monmouthshire. Contributors consider Roman and early medieval
south-east Wales, including surviving Christian monuments and the
early history of Cardiff. There is a detailed analysis of the c.
1200 wall-paintings at the priory church of Ewenny, where ambitious
decorative work replaced a hitherto unknown Romanesque scheme. The
early Gothic architecture of Llandaff Cathedral is shown to be
related to some of the great contemporary ecclesiastical works in
England and elsewhere, such as Glastonbury Abbey, and the unusual
form of the cloister arcade at Tintern Abbey is analysed. Other
papers cover the late Gothic architecture in south Wales, two
14th-century tomb monuments at Abergavenny, and a study of the
magnificent carpentry of a number of late medieval rood-screens
that survive in parish churches. The volume concludes with an
account of the evidence for post-medieval work in churches in the
diocese.
The purpose of the book is to give visitors to the medieval castles
of Wales a concise but informative description of the main publicly
accessible sites in a convenient format. An introductory chapter
outlines the development of castle architecture in Britain, drawing
on Welsh examples, with a number of 'box features' that elaborate
more fully on particular aspects, such as gatehouses, or key
personalities such as Llywelyn Fawr. Five chapters form a
regionally based gazetteer of the castles described. Each entry is
prefaced with a key to arrangements at each castle, such as whether
there is an entry charge. The know history of any given site is
then summarized, and this is then followed by the core of each
entry, namely the description of the visible remains, to enable
visitors to navigate their way around. Some of the descriptions of
the larger sites are accompanied by plans. A final chapter provides
a brief overview of castle-like buildings dating from the
seventeenth century onwards, and this is followed by a guide to
further reading.
The Association's 2004 conference focused mainly on the
architecture and archaeology of the medieval diocese of Llandaff,
comprising much of the historic counties of Glamorgan and
Monmouthshire. Contributors consider Roman and early medieval
south-east Wales, including surviving Christian monuments and the
early history of Cardiff. There is a detailed analysis of the c.
1200 wall-paintings at the priory church of Ewenny, where ambitious
decorative work replaced a hitherto unknown Romanesque scheme. The
early Gothic architecture of Llandaff Cathedral is shown to be
related to some of the great contemporary ecclesiastical works in
England and elsewhere, such as Glastonbury Abbey, and the unusual
form of the cloister arcade at Tintern Abbey is analysed. Other
papers cover the late Gothic architecture in south Wales, two
14th-century tomb monuments at Abergavenny, and a study of the
magnificent carpentry of a number of late medieval rood-screens
that survive in parish churches. The volume concludes with an
account of the evidence for post-medieval work in churches in the
diocese.
The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales publishes the
proceedings of a conference held in 2007 a year that marked the
seventh centenary of the death of King Edward I which set out to
review recent scholarship on castles that he built in north Wales
after two wars, in 1277 and 1282-83 and a Welsh uprising in
1294-95, and to rethink the effect that their building had upon
Wales in the past, present and future. Building upon the seminal
work of Arnold Taylor, whose study of the buildings and documentary
evidence has been pivotal to Edwardian castle studies for more than
fifty years, the volume includes papers which call into question
the role of Master James of St George as the architect of the kings
new castles; the role of Richard the Engineer, the nature of royal
accommodation in the thirteenth century and a detailed look at how
households worked, especially in the kitchen and accounting
departments. New approaches to castle studies are encouraging a
more holistic understanding of the Edwardian castles and their
context and to this end papers consider their impact on Welsh
society and its princes in the thirteenth century, notably Llywelyn
ab Iorwerth ( Fawr , the Great) and his grandson, Llywelyn ap
Gruffudd, prince of Wales. Their symbolism and meaning through the
words of Welsh poets and the mythology behind Caernarfon Castle are
also examined, so too is the role of Welshmen in Edward Is armies.
The wider context is considered with papers on the Edwardian towns
in Wales, the baronial castles in north Wales and Edward I in
Scotland and Gascony. The castles still have powerful resonance and
the Minister for Heritage in the Welsh Assembly Government
considers their role and presentation in Wales today and in the
future. Robert Liddiard concludes that the volume 'not only takes
our knowledge of the Edwardian castles forward, but also informs
the study of castles in the British Isles'.
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