Medieval art, architecture and material culture by Vitrearum
Set into the east wall of Somerton church in Oxfordshire is what appears to be at first glance a complete medieval reredos. It portrays the Last Supper with Christ and the disciples ranged behind a long table covered in a pleated cloth. They are all tucking in to food and drink, eating from wooden trenchers... Continue Reading →
The Kidwelly Virgin and Child //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsRecently I visited Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, where in the Middle Ages the ancient parish church of St Mary, was shared by a small Benedictine priory, a cell of Sherborne. High up on a bracket to the south of the high altar, in what was once the monastic quire, is a... Continue Reading →
