The baptismal font canopy of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich: studies of a medieval monument over four centuries

Abstract

"The early 16th-century baptismal font canopy of the church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, is one of only three such structures to survive anywhere in the British Isles. This study, inspired by the recent rediscovery of four attributable panels at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, offers a trans-temporal account of the canopy's initial creation and subsequent use, mutilation, and modification. Written by a team of scholars in art/architectural history, art conservation, heritage documentation, literary studies, and museum curation, it explores the installation's multiple artistic, ritual, and cultural contexts, from late medieval and early modern Europe to modern-day North America."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

A Technical Study of the Font and Font Canopy at St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich, in the East Anglian Context / Lucy Wrapson -- The Challenges of Visualizing Fixed Monuments in Medieval Art and Architectural History / Brent R. Fortenberry and Benjamin Baaske -- The Afterlife of Late Gothic Furnishings in British Churches and Collections / Kim Woods.