IMC 2013: Sessions
Session 201: Wearmouth, Jarrow, and Building in Early Medieval Europe: Results from New Research
Monday 1 July 2013, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Newcastle University |
|---|---|
| Organiser: | Sam Turner, School of History, Classics & Archaeology, Newcastle University |
| Moderator/Chair: | Richard Morris, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / School of Music, Humanities & Media, University of Huddersfield |
| Paper 201-a | Masters from Como or Masters with Machines?: Archaeological Remains of the Early magistri commacini from Newcastle to Naples (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism |
| Paper 201-b | New Research at Wearmouth and Jarrow: Anglo-Saxon Monasteries in an Historic Landscape (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism |
| Paper 201-c | Building Wearmouth and Jarrow: Using Spolia in the Early Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism |
| Abstract | We present the results of new interdisciplinary research into early medieval church building, with a focus on two of England’s most important early medieval monasteries, Wearmouth and Jarrow. The results of recently-completed research relate to the monastic landscape and precincts, and the surviving 7th-century buildings. The results include important new discoveries about building techniques and the reuse of earlier materials, and the design of the surviving churches. We also explore the churches and their building tradition in its wider European context. |