IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 102: The Chapter House of York Minster
Monday 12 July 2004, 11.15-12.45
| Organiser: | Nancy Wu, The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Peter Fergusson, Department of Art, Wellesley College, Massachusetts |
| Paper 102-a | The Chapter House at York Minster: Context and Significance (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General |
| Paper 102-b | The Construction and Function of the Chapter House Vestibule as Revealed by Recent Archaeological Recording (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General |
| Paper 102-c | The Lost Paintings of the Chapter House (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Art History - General |
| Abstract | The chapter house of York Minster is well-known for exhibiting the Decorated Style prevalent in English architecture of the second half of the 13th century. Attached to the north side of the Minster, its octagonal shape and timber ceiling (imitating stone vaults) have long been noted by scholars. The tracing room above the chapter house vestibule also contains one of the only two surviving plaster floors from medieval England. The session will examine this often overlooked, gem-like structure, with newly acquired information from recent archaeological work. |