Contextualising Carved Cadavers Memorials in England
The Middle Ages
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1h 4m
This talk explores the carved cadaver memorials in England. It places them in their theological and vernacular religious context, as well as providing a little information on where they sit in relation to images of the dead in medieval culture, and their connection to the body. It also touches on how they may have been sculpted. A few of the examples will be explored in some detail and the two at Winchester Cathedral will conclude the talk. There'll be lots of images and the talk will take an inter-disciplinary approach to a very unusual form of English mortuary art.
This talk is given by Dr Christina Welch, Senior Fellow in the Department of Theology, Religion and Philosophy at The University of Winchester. Dr Christina is a leading authority on late medieval carved cadavers, she recently developed a dedicated website exploring those found in England, Wales and Scotland dating from c. 1425 to 1558, as well as carved cadavers found in Ireland. Dr Christina is also the Programme Leader for the MA in Death, Religion and Culture at The University of Winchester.
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