1st Edition

Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray

Edited By Jane Geddes Copyright 2016
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

Exploring the medieval heritage of Aberdeenshire and Moray, the essays in this volume contain insights and recent work presented at the British Archaeological Association Conference of 2014, based at Aberdeen University. The opening, historical chapters establish the political, economic and administrative context of the region, looking at both the secular and religious worlds and include an... Read more

List of Abbrevations vi

Editor’s Preface vii

Locating Aberdeen and Elgin in the Later Middle Ages: Regional, National and

International Paradigms

david ditchburn 1

The Medieval Church in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray

richard oram 16

Elgin Cathedral and Medieval Church Architecture in North-East Scotland

richard fawcett 33

Bishops’ Palaces in the Medieval Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray

penelope dransart 58

Excavations within the East Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen

alison s. cameron and judith a. stones 82

Post-Reformation Church Architecture in the Marischal Earldom, 1560–1625

miles kerr-peterson 99

Patronage at the Collegiate Church at Cullen

lizzie swarbrick 121

From Relegation to Elevation: The Viewer’s Relationship with Painted Ceilings from the

Medieval to Renaissance Eras in North-East Scotland

fern insh 139

Piping Pigs and Mermaid Groping: Six Carved Panels from Fetteresso

jane geddes 158

The Arbuthnott Manuscripts: The Patronage and Production of Illuminated Books in

Late Medieval Scotland

julian luxford 183

The Arbuthnott Book of Hours: Book Production and Religious Culture in Late

Medieval Scotland

marlene villalobos hennessy 212

North-Eastern Saints in the Aberdeen Breviary and the Historia Gentis Scotorum of

Hector Boece: Liturgy, History and Religious Practice in Late Medieval Scotland

tom turpie 239

Biography

Edited by Geddes, Jane

"The volume is produced to the high standards that we have come to expect from this excellent series."— Denys Pringle, The Society for Medieval Archaeology