Jocelin of Wells: Bishop, Builder, Courtier (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion) (Volume 36)

Jocelin, bishop of Wells (d. 1242), is an iconic figure in his native city; but his career as courtier and statesman moved far beyond the west country. From a family network which had produced bishops over several generations, he played a major role in a developing diocese and mother church, and in the growth of towns, fairs and markets in early thirteenth-century Somerset. He had a crucial influence on the completion of what was to become Wells Cathedral, and on the Bishop's Palace beside it. The essays in this volume look at Jocelin's life and career from a variety of perspectives, with a particular focus on his involvement in the building work to complete the Cathedral, as well as the erection of the earliest part of the Bishop's Palace. Architectural, archaeological and even botanical approaches are used to explain the curious physical nature of the Palace site, the significance of the work still standing there from Jocelin's time, and the possible sites of other contemporary work. A final chapter studies the design and purpose of Robert Burnell's additions to Jocelin's work. Contributors: Robert Dunning, Nicholas Vincent, Jane Sayers, Diana Greenway, Sethina Watson, Tim Tatton-Brown, Jerry Sampson, Alex Turner, Christopher Gerrard, Keith Wilkinson, Mark Horton, David J. Hill, Matthew Reeve. The life and career of Jocelin of Wells examined, with a particular emphasis on his role in the reconstruction of the Cathedral and Bishop's Palace.Jocelin, bishop of Wells [d. 1242], is an iconic figure in his native city; but his career as courtier and statesman moved far beyond the west country. From a family network which had produced bishops over several generations, heplayed a major role in a developing diocese and mother church, and in the growth of towns, fairs and markets in early thirteenth-century Somerset. He had a crucial influence on the completion of what was to become Wells Cathedral,and on the Bishop's Palace beside it. The essays in this volume look at Jocelin's life and career from a variety of perspectives, with a particular focus on his involvement in the building work to complete the Cathedral, aswell as the erection of the earliest part of the Bishop's Palace. Architectural, archaeological and even botanical approaches are used to explain the curious physical nature of the Palace site, the significance of the work still standing there from Jocelin's time, and the possible sites of other contemporary work. A final chapter studies the design and purpose of Robert Burnell's additions to Jocelin's work. Contributors: Robert Dunning, NicholasVincent, Jane Sayers, Diana Greenway, Sethina Watson, Tim Tatton-Brown, Jerry Sampson, Alex Turner, Christopher Gerrard, Keith Wilkinson, Mark Horton, David J. Hill, Matthew Reeve. The life and career of Jocelin of Wells examined, with a particular emphasis on his role in the reconstruction of the Cathedral and Bishop's Palace. Jocelin, bishop of Wells [d. 1242], is an iconic figure in his native city; but his career as courtier and statesman moved far beyond the west country. From a family network which had produced bishops over several generations, heplayed a major role in a developing diocese and mother church, and in the growth of towns, fairs and markets in early thirteenth-century Somerset. He had a crucial influence on the completion of what was to become Wells Cathedral,and on the Bishop's Palace beside it. The essays in this volume look at Jocelin's life and career from a variety of perspectives, with a particular focus on his involvement in the building work to complete the Cathedral, aswell as the erection of the earliest part of the Bishop's Palace. Architectural, archaeological and even botanical approaches are used to explain the curious physical nature of the Palace site, the significance of the work still standing there from Jocelin's time, and the possible sites of other contemporary work. A final chapter studies the design and purpose of Robert Burnell's additions to Jocelin's work. Robert Dunning, NicholasVincent, Jane Sayers, Diana Greenway, Sethina Watson, Tim Tatton-Brown, Jerry Sampson, Alex Turner, Christopher Gerrard, Keith Wilkinson, Mark Horton, David J. Hill, Matthew Reeve. Introduction / Robert Dunning -- Bishop Jocelin Of Wells. Jocelin Of Wells : The Making Of A Bishop In The Reign Of King John / Nicholas Vincent ; Jocelin Of Wells And The Role Of A Bishop In The Thirteenth Century / Jane Sayers ; Jocelin Of Wells And His Cathedral Chapter / Diana Greenway ; The Bishop And His Cathedral Cities / Sethina Watson -- Bishop Jocelin The Builder. Jocelin Of Wells As A Palace Butler / Tim Tatton-brown ; Bishop Jocelin And His Buildings In Wells / Jerry Sampson -- The Bishop's Palace At Wells. Geophysical And Geoarchaeological Survey At The Bishop's Palace, Wells / Alex Turner, Christopher Gerrard And Keith Wilkinson ; The Location Of Bishop Jocelin's Palace At Wells / Mark Horton ; Lichens On The Stonework Of The Bishop's Palace, Wells / David J. Hill ; Robert Burnell And The Transformation Of The Bishop's Palace / Matthew Reeve. Edited By Robert Dunning. ... The Papers In This Volume Have Their Origin In A Conference Organised Under The Auspices Of The Archaeological Research Committee Of The Bishop's Palace At Wells, Held There On 11-12 September 2006.--introd. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. COVER CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Introduction BISHOP JOCELIN OF WELLS 1 Jocelin of Wells: The Making of a Bishop in the Reign of King John 2 Jocelin of Wells and the Role of a Bishop in the Thirteenth Century 3 Jocelin of Wells and His Cathedral Chapter 4 The Bishop and His Cathedral Cities BISHOP JOCELIN THE BUILDER 5 Jocelin of Wells as a Palace Builder 6 Bishop Jocelin and His Buildings in Wells THE BISHOP’S PALACE AT WELLS 7 Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Survey at the Bishop’s Palace, Wells 8 The Location of Bishop Jocelin’s Palace at Wells 9 Lichens on the Stonework of the Bishop’s Palace, Wells 10 Robert Burnell and the Transformation of Bishop Jocelin’s Palace INDEX Jocelin, bishop of Wells (d. 1242), is an iconic figure in his native city of Wells in Somerset, though his career as churchman, courtier and statesman also took him beyond the boundaries of the west country. Coming from a family which had produced bishops over several generations, he played a major role in a developing diocese and mother church, and in the growth of towns, fairs and markets in early thirteenth-century Somerset. He had a crucial influence on the completion of what was to become Wells Cathedral, and on the Bishop's Palace beside it