Totternhoe Stone and Flint in Hertfordshire Churches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10998460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eileen Roberts (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-89 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medieval Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0076-6097 • E-ISSN: 1745-817X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00766097.1974.11735365 |
| OpenAlex | W2407594352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
THIS paper, after examining briefly the geology of the chalk formation, describes the characteristics of Totternhoe stone. The history of the quarries is traced, mainly from accounts of the king's works, and from the St. Albans Abbey chronicles. Profiles of mouldings taken from a dated and documented church tower in Bedfordshire are compared with profiles of mouldings from Hertfordshire with a view to identifying a Totternhoe style. Drawing upon the evidence of maps, paintings, verbal descriptions and photographs, the topography of the medieval quarries is reconstructed, and their manner of working and the problem of transporting the stone are discussed. The method of building a flint-rubble wall is described. The study concludes with an assessment of the influence of the use of Totternhoe stone and flint on the style of church architecture
Archaeology · Art · Painting · Rubble · Style (visual arts · Tower · Visual arts · Architecture · Geology · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History · Medieval European History and Architecture · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |