Funeral Monuments in Post-Reformation England (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part I. Historiography and the Discourse of Art History: 1. The antiquaries and the rule of taste; 2. Art history - nation and place; 3. Art history - the period; 4. Art history - artists and the theory of art; 5. Alternatives; 6. In the presence of death; 6. Differentiation, replication and portrayal; 7. Continuity and separation; 8. The Reformation; 9. Emotion and mourning; 9. Monuments to living people; 10. Conclusion; Part II. Form and Design: 1. Regional variation; 2. Medieval precedents; 3. England and Europe; 4. Changes through time; 5. The components of design; 6. Recumbent figures; 7. Standing, kneeling and seated figures; 8. Other poses and types; 9. Traditional compositions; 10. Inscriptions; 11. Allegories and histories; 12. Decoration, surface and painted finishes; Part III. Building Monuments: 1. Securing and maintaining a place; 2. The business of erecting a monument; 3. Transportation; 4. The tomb-makers and their materials; 5. Materials; Part IV. Habits and Skills in Visual Culture: 1. Descriptions; 2. Aesthetic and visual categories; 3. Hierarchies and dangers; 4. Image theory and religious controversy; 5. Iconoclasm; 6. The defence of monuments; Part V. Exemplifications: 1. Patrons and society; 2. Monuments and the state; 3. The expression of virtue; Part VI. Conclusion. Four Discourses: 1. The four discourses; 2. The architectural frame; 3. The effigial body; 4. The heraldic sign; 5. The inscribed word; 6. English art and the exemplary tradition; Notes; Bibliography; Documents and manuscripts in original and published forms; Printed materials; Index.