St Stephen's Chapel
And its Place in the Development of Perpendicular Style in England

Dr Hastings sets forth the whole theory of the incidence and discrimination of principles and practice of the Court School of masons and decorators.

Maurice Hastings (Author)

9780521242783, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 9 June 2011

276 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg

This 1955 book examines the beginnings of 'Perpendicular'. A reconsideration of the structures themselves and of their documentary background drastically corrected previous ideas, and all this knowledge is made use of and extended by the author. Dr Hastings sets forth the whole theory of the incidence and discrimination of principles and practice of the Court School of masons and decorators, taking as his focal point the building of St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster (1292–1347). Dr Hastings introduces his main subject by an examination of the 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral, by a survey of masons employed on royal buildings, and by a study of the surviving evidence relating to the Eleanor Crosses. He concludes with an essay on the tomb design of England and France within his period, by an examination of the contemporary works at Windsor, Ely, Gloucester, and by a final chapter summing up his conclusions. The book is richly illustrated by reproductions of old plans and drawings, and by photographs.

List of plates
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. The 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral (I)
Part II. The Masons
Part III. The Eleanor Crosses
Part IV. St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster: 1. The authorities
2. The dating of St Stephen's Chapel
3. Mr Thomas of Canterbury and the trasura
4. The upper vestibule
5. Description of St Stephen's Chapel
6. The bell tower
7. The alura
8. The cloister and Canon's houses
9. The buttresses and towers
10. The King's Closet and the Chapel of St Mary in the pew
11. The upper chapel, interior
12. The upper story and roof
13. The window tracery
14. The east front
15. The pulpitum and stalls
16. Interior decoration
Part V. The 'New Work' of St Paul's Cathedral (II)
Part VI. Tombs and shrines
Part VII. Other buildings and works
Part VIII. Work at Windsor Castle
Part IX. Ely and Gloucester
Conclusion: the court style of London
The plates
Index.

Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]