Nicholas Riall
Biographic Data
| ID | 5405313 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Riall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Riall |
| SIGNATURE | RIALL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Green Chemistry |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
New Discoveries in the Langton Chapel of Winchester Cathedral: 16Th-Century all’antica Innovation and 20th-Century Restoration
The east end of Winchester Cathedral was altered in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with the Lady Chapel substantially refurbished. The Guardian Angels Chapel, on the north, was left largely untouched. To the south, the death of Bishop Thomas Langton provided the opportunity to rebuild the chapel there as a chantry within which he was buried. The vault above is peppered with his initials, heraldic devices and rebus. The Langton Chapel rem…
Bringing Classical architecture to Tudor England in the 1540s: William Sharington’s Lacock Abbey and the role of his master mason, John Chapman
Studies of the evolution of English architecture during the Tudor period rarely mention Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. Even when noticed, the commentary tends to be brief and poorly informed. Much of this Tudor country house survives intact, albeit masked by later alterations making way for changing uses. This essay unravels the history and development of the Tudor house to reveal a surprisingly important structure that deserves a better understandin…
A Later Tudor Joggle-Head King-Post Roof in The Abbey Barn at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
Joggle-head king-post roofs from the mid Tudor period are not well known, but at Lacock there are four of them. This paper examines the constructional details of this form of roof and the benefits they provided in transferring compression laterally and maximising usable loft space. It focuses on one roof, that over the Abbey Barn, recently tree-ring dated to 1575-80. That such an expensive type of roof should be present over a utilitarian buildin…
Stallwork in Christchurch Priory, Dorset: A Franco-Flemish All’antica Work of the Early 1520s
Critical analysis of the quire stalls in the Augustinian priory in Christchurch has revealed that they are an important set of early all’antica styled stalls that were created by ‘alien’ craftsmen, no earlier than c 1520. Many traces of Continental joinery techniques, not then used in England, particularly the use of lamination, support this view. It has long been thought that they were cobbled together from sets of stalls of various dates, but t…
The Sandford Orleigh overmantle: A 19th-century Tudor puzzle
In the 1830s a colourful Devon landowner and industrialist, George Templer, had a new house built for himself at Sandford Orleigh, on the outskirts of Newton Abbot, Devon. One of the principal rooms within was furnished with an imposing overmantle that was created from his collection of antique oak carvings. The overmantle, much neglected, was donated to the local museum in 2008, whereupon a conservation and research project exploring it was laun…
Exiled to Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire: The Refugee Marian Choir Stalls From Worcester Cathedral
The reign of Mary i (24 July 1553–17 November 1558) is widely seen as a disaster for both the woman herself and her devout faith. It can be argued that she did more than anyone to make England a Protestant nation. When we seek to find any trace of her patronage of the arts or of major building projects, we find that little survives. Eamon Duffy called such traces the ‘disjecta membra’. Yet each piece, each surprising survival, demonstrates an awa…
Thomas Bertie, the Master-Mason at Winchester Cathedral C 1515–50
This paper takes as its start-point the entry for Thomas Bertie in John Harvey’s English Medieval Architects and uses it to explore the life and work of a master-mason who was trained in the Gothic tradition, but came to be one of the first to utilise Renaissance detail in his works in Winchester Cathedral and across Hampshire. Bertie’s work encompassed an astonishing range of projects, extending from the remodelling of the presbytery of Winchest…
The Waller Tomb at Stoke Charity, Hampshire: Conservative Monument or a Late Pre-Renaissance, Perpendicular Work
This paper focuses on the Waller tomb monument that has an inscription which ostensibly dates it to 1525. The exceptional quality of the work, and its architectural sophistication, suggests close connections to work created in Winchester cathedral, through the patronage of bishop Richard Fox. Through comparative work, this paper proposes the attribution of the Waller monument to Thomas Bertie, the bishop of Winchester’s master mason from c. 1515,…
The Diffusion of Early Franco-Italian All'Antica Ornament: The Renaissance Frieze in the Chapel of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, and the Gaillon Stalls, Now at St Denis, Paris
In Volume 82 (2002) of the Antiquaries Journal, the canopied benches at St Cross were described, along with a discussion of their date and patronage. This paper takes the subject further by suggesting a reconstruction of the layout of these fittings. Conclusions reached in the earlier paper are further refined: the distinctive mouldings on the frieze, benches and desks clearly demonstrate that all three elements are integral to the same work and …
The early Tudor Renaissance in Hampshire: Anthony Blunt and ‘L’influence Française sur l’architecture et la sculpture décorative en Angleterre pendant la première moitié du XVIme siècle’ revisited 1
Anthony Blunt explored the phenomenon of the early Tudor Renaissance in a wide‐ranging and challenging paper, in particular linking the development of the fashion to French originals, and in particular to the archiepiscopal palace at Gaillon. His work has not been much built on since. Indeed, the whole concept of a recognisable fashion for applying all’antica motifs to architectural and other works as a separate artistic trait to the mainstream a…
A Tudor cupboard at Cotehele, Cornwall
The presence of the remains of a Tudor cupboard displayed at Cotehele (Cornwall) has for many years been explained by the marriage of Catherine, the widow of Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys (the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, a leading figure in south Wales during the reigns of both Henry VII and Henry VIII) to Sir Piers Edgcumbe in 1523; thus dating this piece of furniture to the 1520s. By contrast, costume experts have always considered that the piece should …
Gothic: Art for England 1400–1547
The New Castles of Henry de Blois as Bishop of Winchester: The Case against Farnham, Surrey
FARNHAM CASTLE, like other castles of the bishops of Winchester, has traditionally been dated to the period of the Anarchy, a tradition that is based upon the documentary evidence and the limited excavation by Dr M. W. Thompson within the area of the castle keep. This view is challenged on the grounds of historiographical problems with the documentary evidence, the archaeological examination of other de Blois castles which suggest construction be…
Early Tudor Canopywork at the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester
A fascinating example of early sixteenth-century carving is preserved in the church of the Hospital of St Cross, near Winchester, in the form of three sections of wooden frieze. The frieze is carved with a profusion of Renaissance imagery that has until now received little attention. The carved imagery of the frieze will be examined here in detail for the first time, along with its association with Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester 1501–28. The r…
Boer War: The Letters, Diaries and Photographs of Malcolm Riall from the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Lieutenant Malcolm Riall served as a signals officer with the West Yorkshires throughout the Boer War. This is based on his archive - a collection of letters, diaries and more than 1000 photographs
The Diffusion of Early Franco-Italian All'Antica Ornament: The Renaissance Frieze in the Chapel of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, and the Gaillon Stalls, Now at St Denis, Paris
In Volume 82 (2002) of the Antiquaries Journal, the canopied benches at St Cross were described, along with a discussion of their date and patronage. This paper takes the subject further by suggesting a reconstruction of the layout of these fittings. Conclusions reached in the earlier paper are further refined: the distinctive mouldings on the frieze, benches and desks clearly demonstrate that all three elements are integral to the same work and …
Thomas Bertie, the Master-Mason at Winchester Cathedral C 1515–50
This paper takes as its start-point the entry for Thomas Bertie in John Harvey’s English Medieval Architects and uses it to explore the life and work of a master-mason who was trained in the Gothic tradition, but came to be one of the first to utilise Renaissance detail in his works in Winchester Cathedral and across Hampshire. Bertie’s work encompassed an astonishing range of projects, extending from the remodelling of the presbytery of Winchest…
The early Tudor Renaissance in Hampshire: Anthony Blunt and ‘L’influence Française sur l’architecture et la sculpture décorative en Angleterre pendant la première moitié du XVIme siècle’ revisited 1
Anthony Blunt explored the phenomenon of the early Tudor Renaissance in a wide‐ranging and challenging paper, in particular linking the development of the fashion to French originals, and in particular to the archiepiscopal palace at Gaillon. His work has not been much built on since. Indeed, the whole concept of a recognisable fashion for applying all’antica motifs to architectural and other works as a separate artistic trait to the mainstream a…
Early Tudor Canopywork at the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester
A fascinating example of early sixteenth-century carving is preserved in the church of the Hospital of St Cross, near Winchester, in the form of three sections of wooden frieze. The frieze is carved with a profusion of Renaissance imagery that has until now received little attention. The carved imagery of the frieze will be examined here in detail for the first time, along with its association with Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester 1501–28. The r…
A Later Tudor Joggle-Head King-Post Roof in The Abbey Barn at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
Joggle-head king-post roofs from the mid Tudor period are not well known, but at Lacock there are four of them. This paper examines the constructional details of this form of roof and the benefits they provided in transferring compression laterally and maximising usable loft space. It focuses on one roof, that over the Abbey Barn, recently tree-ring dated to 1575-80. That such an expensive type of roof should be present over a utilitarian buildin…
The Sandford Orleigh overmantle: A 19th-century Tudor puzzle
In the 1830s a colourful Devon landowner and industrialist, George Templer, had a new house built for himself at Sandford Orleigh, on the outskirts of Newton Abbot, Devon. One of the principal rooms within was furnished with an imposing overmantle that was created from his collection of antique oak carvings. The overmantle, much neglected, was donated to the local museum in 2008, whereupon a conservation and research project exploring it was laun…
Exiled to Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire: The Refugee Marian Choir Stalls From Worcester Cathedral
The reign of Mary i (24 July 1553–17 November 1558) is widely seen as a disaster for both the woman herself and her devout faith. It can be argued that she did more than anyone to make England a Protestant nation. When we seek to find any trace of her patronage of the arts or of major building projects, we find that little survives. Eamon Duffy called such traces the ‘disjecta membra’. Yet each piece, each surprising survival, demonstrates an awa…
Boer War: The Letters, Diaries and Photographs of Malcolm Riall from the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Lieutenant Malcolm Riall served as a signals officer with the West Yorkshires throughout the Boer War. This is based on his archive - a collection of letters, diaries and more than 1000 photographs
Early Tudor Canopywork at the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester
A fascinating example of early sixteenth-century carving is preserved in the church of the Hospital of St Cross, near Winchester, in the form of three sections of wooden frieze. The frieze is carved with a profusion of Renaissance imagery that has until now received little attention. The carved imagery of the frieze will be examined here in detail for the first time, along with its association with Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester 1501–28. The r…
The New Castles of Henry de Blois as Bishop of Winchester: The Case against Farnham, Surrey
FARNHAM CASTLE, like other castles of the bishops of Winchester, has traditionally been dated to the period of the Anarchy, a tradition that is based upon the documentary evidence and the limited excavation by Dr M. W. Thompson within the area of the castle keep. This view is challenged on the grounds of historiographical problems with the documentary evidence, the archaeological examination of other de Blois castles which suggest construction be…
Gothic: Art for England 1400–1547
A Tudor cupboard at Cotehele, Cornwall
The presence of the remains of a Tudor cupboard displayed at Cotehele (Cornwall) has for many years been explained by the marriage of Catherine, the widow of Sir Gruffydd ap Rhys (the son of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, a leading figure in south Wales during the reigns of both Henry VII and Henry VIII) to Sir Piers Edgcumbe in 1523; thus dating this piece of furniture to the 1520s. By contrast, costume experts have always considered that the piece should …
The early Tudor Renaissance in Hampshire: Anthony Blunt and ‘L’influence Française sur l’architecture et la sculpture décorative en Angleterre pendant la première moitié du XVIme siècle’ revisited 1
Anthony Blunt explored the phenomenon of the early Tudor Renaissance in a wide‐ranging and challenging paper, in particular linking the development of the fashion to French originals, and in particular to the archiepiscopal palace at Gaillon. His work has not been much built on since. Indeed, the whole concept of a recognisable fashion for applying all’antica motifs to architectural and other works as a separate artistic trait to the mainstream a…
The Diffusion of Early Franco-Italian All'Antica Ornament: The Renaissance Frieze in the Chapel of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, and the Gaillon Stalls, Now at St Denis, Paris
In Volume 82 (2002) of the Antiquaries Journal, the canopied benches at St Cross were described, along with a discussion of their date and patronage. This paper takes the subject further by suggesting a reconstruction of the layout of these fittings. Conclusions reached in the earlier paper are further refined: the distinctive mouldings on the frieze, benches and desks clearly demonstrate that all three elements are integral to the same work and …
The Waller Tomb at Stoke Charity, Hampshire: Conservative Monument or a Late Pre-Renaissance, Perpendicular Work
This paper focuses on the Waller tomb monument that has an inscription which ostensibly dates it to 1525. The exceptional quality of the work, and its architectural sophistication, suggests close connections to work created in Winchester cathedral, through the patronage of bishop Richard Fox. Through comparative work, this paper proposes the attribution of the Waller monument to Thomas Bertie, the bishop of Winchester’s master mason from c. 1515,…
Thomas Bertie, the Master-Mason at Winchester Cathedral C 1515–50
This paper takes as its start-point the entry for Thomas Bertie in John Harvey’s English Medieval Architects and uses it to explore the life and work of a master-mason who was trained in the Gothic tradition, but came to be one of the first to utilise Renaissance detail in his works in Winchester Cathedral and across Hampshire. Bertie’s work encompassed an astonishing range of projects, extending from the remodelling of the presbytery of Winchest…
The Sandford Orleigh overmantle: A 19th-century Tudor puzzle
In the 1830s a colourful Devon landowner and industrialist, George Templer, had a new house built for himself at Sandford Orleigh, on the outskirts of Newton Abbot, Devon. One of the principal rooms within was furnished with an imposing overmantle that was created from his collection of antique oak carvings. The overmantle, much neglected, was donated to the local museum in 2008, whereupon a conservation and research project exploring it was laun…
Exiled to Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire: The Refugee Marian Choir Stalls From Worcester Cathedral
The reign of Mary i (24 July 1553–17 November 1558) is widely seen as a disaster for both the woman herself and her devout faith. It can be argued that she did more than anyone to make England a Protestant nation. When we seek to find any trace of her patronage of the arts or of major building projects, we find that little survives. Eamon Duffy called such traces the ‘disjecta membra’. Yet each piece, each surprising survival, demonstrates an awa…
A Later Tudor Joggle-Head King-Post Roof in The Abbey Barn at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire
Joggle-head king-post roofs from the mid Tudor period are not well known, but at Lacock there are four of them. This paper examines the constructional details of this form of roof and the benefits they provided in transferring compression laterally and maximising usable loft space. It focuses on one roof, that over the Abbey Barn, recently tree-ring dated to 1575-80. That such an expensive type of roof should be present over a utilitarian buildin…
Stallwork in Christchurch Priory, Dorset: A Franco-Flemish All’antica Work of the Early 1520s
Critical analysis of the quire stalls in the Augustinian priory in Christchurch has revealed that they are an important set of early all’antica styled stalls that were created by ‘alien’ craftsmen, no earlier than c 1520. Many traces of Continental joinery techniques, not then used in England, particularly the use of lamination, support this view. It has long been thought that they were cobbled together from sets of stalls of various dates, but t…
Bringing Classical architecture to Tudor England in the 1540s: William Sharington’s Lacock Abbey and the role of his master mason, John Chapman
Studies of the evolution of English architecture during the Tudor period rarely mention Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. Even when noticed, the commentary tends to be brief and poorly informed. Much of this Tudor country house survives intact, albeit masked by later alterations making way for changing uses. This essay unravels the history and development of the Tudor house to reveal a surprisingly important structure that deserves a better understandin…
New Discoveries in the Langton Chapel of Winchester Cathedral: 16Th-Century all’antica Innovation and 20th-Century Restoration
The east end of Winchester Cathedral was altered in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with the Lady Chapel substantially refurbished. The Guardian Angels Chapel, on the north, was left largely untouched. To the south, the death of Bishop Thomas Langton provided the opportunity to rebuild the chapel there as a chantry within which he was buried. The vault above is peppered with his initials, heraldic devices and rebus. The Langton Chapel rem…
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