The Buildings of St Mary's Abbey, York and Their Destruction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8884576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Norton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Pages | 256-288 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581500024446 |
| OpenAlex | W1979927608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
St Mary's Abbey, York was one of the richest Benedictine monasteries in the country and its buildings reflected its wealth and status. The quality of its architectural remains is of the highest order, and the collection of medieval sculpture from the site is outstanding. Indeed, the set of life-size column-figures brought to light in 1829 must count as one of the most exciting discoveries ever made in the field of the history of sculpture in this country. Nor is the later history of the site any less interesting. At the Dissolution it became the seat of the King's Council in the North and acquired the name of King's Manor, which part of the complex retains to this day. The principal monastic buildings came down within a few years, and their demolition can be followed in considerable detail, as we shall see; but the centuries of Crown ownership prevented the division of the property until the nineteenth century, and it remains one of the best-preserved urban (albeit extra-mural) monastic precincts in Britain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Demolition · History of architecture · Mural · Order (exchange · Sculpture · Architecture · Historical Architecture and Urbanism · History · Medieval Literature and History · Scottish History and National Identity
Early Yorkshire Charters
Early Yorkshire Charters
The Eleventh Century East-Ends of St. Augustine’s, Canterbury, and St. Mary’s, York
Sens and York
Le Portail peint de la cathédrale de Lausanne
St Mary's Abbey, York
The Foundation of Fountains Abbey and the State of St. Mary's York in 1132
The King's Council of the North
A Late Seventeenth-Century Plan of York
History of the Court of Augmentations, 1536-1554
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2021 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |