Patrons and choir stalls in the Middle Ages

Abstract

"Explore the intricate beauty and historical significance of choir stalls in this groundbreaking collection of essays. Choir stalls were not just functional furnishings but key elements of medieval church interiors, adorned with carvings depicting religious scenes, animals, and symbolic motifs. This volume uniquely examines the role of patrons -both ecclesiastical and secular- who commissioned these masterpieces, highlighting the collaboration between woodcarvers and their sponsors. With a broad geographical and chronological scope, this collection offers fresh insights into the artistry and patronage behind choir stalls, making it essential reading for art historians, medievalists, and anyone fascinated by sacred art and architecture."-- Page [4] of cover.

Contents

Patrons and their projects : connecting choir stalls / Louise Bourdua -- Corporate, monastic, and lay patronage of choir spaces in San Pancrazio in Florence / Joanne Allen -- "Novus Alexander Macedo, Vere Magnus, Vere Pius" : the patronage of Alessandro Martinengo Colleoni in 16th-century Bergamo / Lorenzo Mascheretti -- Patrons and the choire stalls in the Church of St. Francis in Cres / Barbara Španjol-Pandelo -- Bishop Juan Arias Dávila and King Henry IV in Segovia Cathedral : a fake stalls patron? / María Dolores Teijeira Pablos and Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián -- In the heart of the church : the choir(s) of the Cathedral of Cuenca in context / Ángel Fuentes Ortiz and María Teresa Chicote Pompanin -- L'identité du commanditaire des stalles de Levroux (France) : étude d'un indice gravé / Frédéric Billiet -- George I d'Amboise as patron of the stalls in Gaillon Castle / Cécile Meneau d'Anterroches -- Margaret of Austria as regent and patron : the choir stalls of Brou / Ingrid van Woudenberg -- Choir stall patrons in northwestern Europe / Christel Theunissen -- Oxford Misericords and their patrons, medieval and modern : a brief history / Juliana Dresvina -- Moritz von Spiegelberg and his patent of nobility on the choir stalls in Emmerich / Willy Piron..