Furniture in England, France and the Netherlands from the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century

Editorial Note .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v-vi List of Plates .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. x Foreword .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xi-xii Preface .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. xiii-xiv Introduction .. .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. xv-xxiv PART 1 1-227 Section A. ARMOIRES, BUFFETS AND DRESSOIRS 1-72 Type i The Locker, (i) Stone recess with wooden doors . . .. .. 12-17 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 1. Pair of lockers at Obazine, N. transept .. .. .. .. 12-13 Cat. 2. Locker at Obazine, W. end .. .. .. .. .. .. 13-14 Cat. 3-7. Lockers in the Zouche chapel, York Minster . . . . . . 15-17 The Locker, (ii) Locker inserted into original structure .. .. .. 17-21 Cat. B. St Albans 'Watching Loft' . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-20 Cat. 9. Locker in the Exchequer, Vicars Choral, Wells Cathedral .. 20-1 Type 2 (a) Freestanding. Single, double or multi-bayed .. .. .. .. 21-35 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 10. Armoire at Obazine. . .. .. . . .. .. .. 21-5 Cat. 11. Armoire at Bayeux Cathedral .. .. .. .. .. 25-7 Cat. 12. Armoire at Winchester College, in the Exchequer . . . . 27-8 Cat. 13. Armoire in the Busleydon Museum, Malines .. .. .. 29-30 Cat. 14. Armoire in Westminster Abbey, Muniment Room . . . . 30-3 Cat. 15. Armoire from the Town Hall, Ghent; Bijloke Museum .. 33-4 Cat. 16. Armoire at Obazine, vestry of the church of St Etienne .. 35 Type 2 (b) Freestanding, with enclosed drawers in place of shelves .. .. 35-7 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 17. Armoire of the Spanish merchants of Bruges .. .. .. 35-7 (c) Freestanding, multi-drawer without doors . . .. . . .. 37-44 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 18. Armoire of the Vicars Choral, Wells, in the Muniment Room .. 40-1 Cat. 19. Armoire of St George's Chapel, Windsor, in the Aerary . . 41-3 Cat. 20, 21. Armoires at Winchester College .. .. .. .. 43-4 Armoires of Uncertain Type 44-54 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 22. Armoire in Chester Cathedral . . . . . . . . . . 44-6 Cat. 23. Armoire traditionally from St Quentin, Somme; Museé des Arts Décoratifs, Paris .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 46-9) Armoires for Hanging Clothes, both Ecclesiastical and Secular .. .. 49-52 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 24. Armoire at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire .. .. .. 50-2 Cat. 25. Armoire at King's College, Cambridge .. .. .. .. 52-4 The Buffet and Dressoir .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55-72 Buffets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56-62 Dressoirs . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . 62-5 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 26. Buffet connected with the household of Marguerite of York .. 65-70 Cat. 27. Buffet at Plougrescant, Côtes-du-Nord .. .. .. .. 70-2 Section B. BEDS AND CRADLES .. .. .. .. .. .. 73-107 Beds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73-93 Cradles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93-101 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 28. Cradle of 1478/9, made for the birth of Philip the Fair or Margaret of Austria; Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussels, no. 360 101-4 Cat. 29. Cradle from Newland, Gloucestershire. Known as the Cradle of Henry V; H.M. The Queen, on loan to the London Museum 104-7 Section C. CHESTS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108-80 Footed chests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138-62 Slab-ended chests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 Ark chests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 8-40 Hutches (1) and (2) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140-59 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 30. Chest at Climping, Sussex .. .. .. .. .. 143-5 Cat. 31. Chest at York Minster, in the Chapter House .. .. .. 145-8 Cat. 32. Chest at Westminster Abbey, Chapel of the Pyx .. .. 149-50 Cat. 33. Chest in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, no. 982 .. .. 151-2 Cat. 34. Chest in the Musée Municipal de la ville de Paris (Carnavalet) .. 15 3-4 Cat. 35. Chest at Merton College, Oxford .. .. .. .. .. 155 Cat. 36. Chest at Cound, Shropshire .. .. .. .. .. xj6 Cat. 37. Chest at Malpas, Cheshire .. .. .. .. .. 157-8 Cat. 38. Chest at Neenton, Shropshire .. .. .. .. .. 158-9 Panelled chests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160-2 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 39. Chest at Brasenose College, Oxford .. .. .. .. 160-2 Unfooted chests 162-80 Dug-out chests 162 Box chests 162-72 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 40. Chest at Winchester College, Muniment Room 165-7 Cat. 41. Chest at Bruges, Gruuthuse museum, no. 597 167-9 Cat. 42 and 43. Chests at All Souls College, Oxford 169-70 Cat. 44. Chest at Ghent, Bijloke museum 170-2 Standard chests 172-7 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 45. Chest in Hereford Cathedral, Vicars Choral Library .. .. 174-5 Cat. 46. Chest at Bruges, Gruuthuse museum, no. 5 5 8 .. .. .. 175-7 Cat. 47. Chest in Westminster Abbey Library . . . . . . . . 177 Plinth chests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178-80 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 48. Chest in Romsey Abbey, Hants .. .. .. .. .. 178-80 Section D. SEATING .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 181-214 Seats of authority .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 181-202 X-seats .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 182-7 Post and boarded forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Post seats of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 192-4 Boarded seats of authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ï94-7 Chamber seating . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 198-202 Benches, forms and stools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-14 Catalogue Raisonné Cat. 49. Turned chair at Hereford Cathedral .. .. .. .. 210-11 Cat. 50. Chair, boarded type, at Stanford Bishop, Herefordshire .. 211-13 Cat. 51. Bench, boarded type, in situ, Muchelney Abbey, Somerset .. 213-14 Section E. TABLES 215-27 PART 2. STYLE AND TECHNIQUE 228-34 PART 3. CONCLUSION 235-44 Appendix I. The Obazine armoires (Cat. 1, 2, 10) in the context of the history of the Abbey Church of St Etienne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245-7 Appendix II. The 'Zouche' chapel at York Minster .. .. .. .. 247-9 Appendix III. Dating evidence concerning the screen and armoire (Cat. 14) in the Muniment Room, Westminster Abbey .. .. .. .. .. .. 249-50 Appendix IV. The suite of adminstrative offices of the Vicars Choral, Wells Cathedral .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250-1 Appendix V. Bonnor's Perspective Itinerary, London, 1798 .. .. .. .. 251-2 Appendix VI. Part of an account by Georges Chastellain of a feast of the knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece held at The Hague on 2nd May 1456 .. 253 Appendix VII (a). Part of the account by Olivier de la Marche of a feast celebrating the marriage of Charles the Bold and Marguerite of York in 1468 . . 253-5 Appendix VII (b). Extract of an account of a feast at Bruges in July 1468, in celebration of the marriage of Charles the Bold and Marguerite of York .. 255-6 Appendix VIII (a). Introduction to Alienor de Poitiers's treatise, JLes Honneurs de la Cour .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 25 6-7 (b). Extract from Alienor de Poictiers, Les Honneurs de la Cour . . 257-68 (c). Free translation and rearrangement of part of Alienor de Poitiers's treatise .. .. .. .. .. .. 268-73 Appendix IX. Panelled Construction Bibliography Index 274-6 277-85 287-303 LIST OF PLATES Plates of items not included in the Catalogue Raisonné 59 Detail of ironwork, Portal of St Anne, Nôtre Dame, Paris. 6oa Reconstruction of a fifteenth-century wardrobe by Viollet-le-Duc. (From E. E. Viollet le-Duc, Dictionnaire Raisonné du Mobilier Français, 1, Paris, 1858, pl. XVI.) 6ob Narrow buffets. From Henry Shaw, Specimens of Ancient Furniture, London, 1866, pl. XXV. 61 Narrow buffet at Antwerp. (Vleehuis museum no. 3 I.E.23.) 62 Narrow buffet at Antwerp. (Vleehuis museum, no. 3 I.E.24.) 63A Detail of The Fast Supper by Dieric Bouts, c. 1468, Louvain. 63B Extant stools in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (See Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1947/8, 257.) 64a Detail, title-page of the 2nd book of the Toison d'Or, c. 1473. (Oesterreichisches Nationalbibliothek, Vienna.) 64b ) } Extant altar chest at Newport, Essex. 65 I 66a Detail of iron screen, chantry chapel of Thomas Bekynton, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1443-65), Wells Cathedral. 66b Door knocker, cold cut iron. House of Jacques Coeur, Bourges,