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THE DYMOCK SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE

by J.E. Gethyn-Jones

Published by Phillimore. 1st. 1979

Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. There are two types of Romanesque scuplture within the Southern half of the medieval diocese of Hereford, one of which has been named The Dymock School.

Light page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with faded to spine and some light edge-creasing.

ISBN: 085033313X
Stock no. 2119635

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Contents

  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. The Background
  • Chapter 2. Eleventh Century Evidence
  • (a) Buildings: Odda's Chapel; Chepstow Castle; Gloucester Cathedral
  • (b) Materials, Techniques and Decorations; Tufa; Opus Reticulatum; Joggled Lintels; Sunken Star; Summary
  • Chapter 3. Early Anglo-Norman Churches
  • Chapter 4. Sculptural Beginnings
  • Bredwardine; Letton; Willersley
  • Chapter 5. The Dymock Group of Sculpture
  • The Motifs: Tympana; The Stepped Volute Capitals; The Stepped Pattern Feature; Small Paired Volutes; Its Date
  • Chapter 6. The Dymock Group of Sculpture
  • The Churches: Preston; Dymock; Kempley; Newnham-on Severn; Summary
  • Chapter 7. Further Examples of the Dymock Group of Sculpture - Bridstow and Yatton; Fownhope; Bulley and Churcham: Pauntley; Summary ; Bromyard Font; High Ercall Tympanum; Rochford Tympanum; Yatton Tympanum; String Courses - Dymock; Linton (Hefd); Stepped Patterns - References to examples at Deerhurst; Eldersfield; Hereford Cathedral; Monmouth, St Mary's; Beckford; Stoke Orchard; Upleadon, Moccas Church (82).
  • Chapter 8. Suggested Chronological Table
  • Notes on Herringbone work and composite tympana; Summary; Table
  • Chapter 9. Probable Influences behind the Dymock Group of Sculpture. Large Stepped Volute; Kempley Paintings; Small Paired Volutes; Tympanum Motif.
  • Chapter 10. Conclusions
  • I. Sculpture
  • II. Sources; Architecture, Sculpture; Paintings
  • III. Final Assessment
  • Indexes

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