Early Incised Slabs and Brasses from the London Marblers (Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London) Book

Monumental brasses and incised stone slabs have been the subject of scholarly interest since the 18th century but research into these two distinctive forms of memorial has followed separate lines, usually to the neglect of incised slabs. There is, however, increasing evidence that, across Europe, the two were often produced in the same workshops. Early Incised Slabs and Brasses from the London Marblers discusses the origins and development of effigial incised slabs in medieval England, focusing particularly on the products of the London-based marblers before the Black Death. As a result of their detailed study of both surviving brasses, slabs, old rubbings and antiquarian drawings, the authors suggest that production of incised slabs in the late 13th century was on a larger scale than previously believed, and that for much of the time in London more than one workshop was producing brasses and incised slabs. Fully illustrated with photographs and rubbings of brasses and slabs, this book will appeal to both general and specialist readers interested in the social and economic history of the Middle Ages, as well as to all those concerned with medieval church archaeology, art history, genealogy and heraldry.Read More