Facade As Spectacle: Ritual and Ideology at Wells Cathedral (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions)

This interdisciplinary study interprets the façade of Wells Cathedral as an integral part of thirteenth-century English Church liturgy and politics. Carolyn Malone posits that architectural motifs, as signs, complemented not only the façade's sculptural program of the Church Triumphant but also its use during liturgical processions. Interpreted as an ideological construct, the façade's design is related to theological change, liturgical innovation and political strategy, as well as to the conjuncture of several major historical and cultural events of the 1220s. As part of the Church's empowering ritual, the façade expressed the reforming views of the Fourth Lateran Council, promoted Wells as the seat the diocese and proclaimed the covenant between Church and State in England following Magna Carta. Annotation This Interdisciplinary Study Interprets The Facade Of Wells Cathedral As An Integral Part Of Thirteenth-century English Church Liturgy And Politics. Carolyn Malone Posits That Architectural Motifs, As Signs, Complemented Not Only The Facade's Sculptural Program Of The Church Triumphant But Also Its Use During Liturgical Processions. Interpreted As An Ideological Construct, The Facade's Design Is Related To Theological Change, Liturgical Innovation And Political Strategy, As Well As To The Conjuncture Of Several Major Historical And Cultural Events Of The 1220s. As Part Of The Church's Empowering Ritual, The Facade Expressed The Reforming Views Of The Fourth Lateran Council, Promoted Wells As The Seat The Diocese And Proclaimed The Covenant Between Church And State In England Following Magna Carta. Annotation This Interdisciplinary Study Interprets The Fagade Of Wells Cathedral As An Integral Part Of Thirteenth-century English Church Liturgy And Politics. Carolyn Malone Posits That Architectural Motifs, As Signs, Complemented Not Only The Fagade's Sculptural Program Of The Church Triumphant But Also Its Use During Liturgical Processions. Interpreted As An Ideological Construct, The Fagade's Design Is Related To Theological Change, Liturgical Innovation And Political Strategy, As Well As To The Conjuncture Of Several Major Historical And Cultural Events Of The 1220s. As Part Of The Church's Empowering Ritual, The Fagade Expressed The Reforming Views Of The Fourth Lateran Council, Promoted Wells As The Seat The Diocese And Proclaimed The Covenant Between Church And State In England Following Magna Carta. Pt. I. The Bishop's Homily And The Master Mason's Response. The Facade And Its Producers -- Date Of Construction -- Adam Lock -- Jocelin -- The Church Triumphant -- The Coronation Of The Virgin -- The Quatrefoils -- The Niches -- The Resurrection Frieze -- Eschatology And Ecclesiology -- The Production Of Signs -- The Heavenly Jerusalem -- The Gabled Niche -- The Quatrefoil -- Elias Of Dereham And The Bishops -- A Choir-screen Replica -- Pt. Ii. The English Church Of The 1220s. Liturgical Practice -- Processions -- Vestments -- Eucharistic Practice -- Corpus Mysticum -- The City Of Saints -- The Heavenly Mass -- The Incarnation -- The Final Easter -- Visio Pacis -- New Sacramental Decrees -- Ideological Strategies -- Diocesan Power -- Sacerdotium And Regnum -- A Rhetoric Of Sacred Ritual. By Carolyn Marino Malone. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [239]-253) And Index. Annotation "This interdisciplinary study interprets the facade of Wells Cathedral as an integral part of thirteenth-century English Church liturgy and politics. Carolyn Malone posits that architectural motifs, as signs, complemented not only the facade's sculptural program of the Church Triumphant but also its use during liturgical processions. Interpreted as an ideological construct, the facade's design is related to theological change, liturgical innovation and political strategy, as well as to the conjuncture of several major historical and cultural events of the 1220s. As part of the Church's empowering ritual, the facade expressed the reforming views of the Fourth Lateran Council, promoted Wells as the seat of the diocese and proclaimed the covenant between Church and State in England following Magna Carta."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved