TILES – MEDIEVAL
01097 THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MEDIEVAL CATHEDRAL AND PRIORY OF ST MARY, COVENTRY £14.99
Margaret Rylatt & Paul Mason, City Development Directorate, Coventry City Council, 2003, 155pp, 16 colour + 75 b & w illus, A4 paperback
A guide to the archaeology of this important medieval building with a section on the well-preserved floor tiles from the Refectory.
01094 ARTS FUNÉRAIRE ET DÉCORS DE LA VIE, Normandie XIIe-XVIe siècle £14.99
Various authors, CRAHM, France, 2003, French text, 72pp, illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome, A4 paperback
We have managed to get a few more copies of this fascinating exhibition catalogue of the incredible encaustic tiled tombs of Normandy and their associated floor tiles. A unique glimpse of medieval life........and death.
06032 FLOOR TILES: Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin £4.95
Joanna Wren, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, 2004, 28pp, 37 colour illus + other drawings and plans in text, booklet
This is a guide to the medieval and Victorian encaustic tiles in the Cathedral. The Cathedral was restored by G E Street in the 1870s and has a very rich interior including many original medieval floor tiles and copies of them made by Craven Dunnill and Co. This booklet is excellent and the Cathedral authorities are to be congratulated on encouraging visitors to look down!
13039 MEDIEVAL TILE DESIGN £6.95
J G Nichols, Dover Pubns, USA, 1998, 64pp, illus throughout in b&w, large paperback
The illustrations only from Nichols’ 1845 publication ‘Examples of Decorative Tiles, Sometimes Termed Encaustic’.
13055 MEDIEVAL TILES OF WALES £29.99
Various Authors, National Museum of Wales, 1999, 274pp, fully illus in b&w with some colour, A4 paperback
A complete survey of medieval tiles in Wales, listing many newly recorded sites and designs. Contains details of tiles in situ and in museums etc.
13079 MEDIEVAL TILES £4.50
Hans van Lemmen, Shire Pubns, 2000, 40pp, 75 colour + 11 monochrome illus, booklet
This is a great introduction to the art and history of medieval inlaid and relief tiles and explains the techniques involved in simple terms. Beginning with the early 'mosaic' tiles, Hans takes us through the development of inlaid and relief tiles and considers the important influence of medieval tiles on Victorian manufacturers. Recommended.
13128 MEDIEVAL ‘WESTMINSTER’ FLOOR TILES £11.95
Ian M Betts et al, MOLAS Monograph 11, 2002, English text with French and German summaries, xii + 78pp, 12 colour illus + numerous b & w illus in text, 180 scale tile drawings, A4 paperback
One of the most prolific schools of medieval tilemakers was the so-called Westminster school in the mid 13th century. Despite their existence being known for over 100 years, this is the first fully-comprehensive study of the tiles and their makers. All known tile patterns are recorded, together with all known find locations, the various clay deposits used and details of the manufacture and laying arrangements. Rarely has a group of tiles had such a detailed and fascinating record made.
13164 MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILES OF NORTHERN ENGLAND £40.00
Dr J Stopford, Oxbow Books, June 2005, 393pp, many colour and b & w illustrations, plus hundreds of tile drawings, A4 boards
This long awaited volume in the series cataloguing all the medieval tiles in Britain is the best yet. For the first time, we have really good colour illustrations linked to the most detailed of texts, which even has a summary in French and German. Dr Stopford has carried the study of medieval tiles to a new level in this book which will be welcomed by all who are interested in medieval tiles. Superb!
04057 DECORATED MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILES OF SOMERSET £14.95
Barbara J Lowe, Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society/Somerset County Museums Service, 2003, vi + 160pp, 17 b & w illus + 624 tile drawings, A4 paperback
Another step towards the documentation of all British medieval tiles. This covers the many sites in Somerset which have medieval tiles in situ and tiles from the county that are now in museums. The book follows the established pattern used by Elizabeth Eames in her British Museum Catalogue of identifying the sites and categorizing the tiles by design.
15000 OLD ENGLISH TILE DESIGNS £11.95
C B Grafton, Dover Pubns, USA, 1984, 126pp, 161 b&w tile designs, large paperback
All the illustrations from Loyd Haberly’s 1937 classic, ‘English Mediæval Pavingtiles’.
15012 ORNAMENTEREDE MIDDELALDERLIGE GULVFLISER I DANMARK £49.50
Birgit Als Hansen & Morten Aamen Sørensen, Herman Lynge & Søn, Denmark, 2005, Danish and English texts, 226pp, 229 colour, 21 b & w illustrations + many drawings, A4 hardback
"Decorated Medieval Floor Tiles in Denmark". This is the first definitive study of relief moulded and inlaid floor tiles from Denmark. The designs are striking and in some respects similar to those produced for the abbeys and monasteries of Britain and yet there are subtle differences too. If anything, the designs are more elaborate than those on British tiles. A fascinating comparison. The book is superbly produced and has excellent illustrations, photographic and drawn.
05004 ENGLISH TILERS £8.99
Elizabeth Eames, British Museum Press, 1992, reprinted 2004, 72pp, fully illus in colour and b & w, paperback
Good to see this classic introduction to medieval tiles back in print. Covers the history, use and manufacture of tiles from 12th to 16th century: inlaid, relief and mosaic.
16043 PAVEMENT: Carreaux de Sol en Champagne au Moyen-âge et à la Renaissance £36.00
Ed: Jannie Mayer, Éds du Patrimoine, France, 1999, French text, 224pp, fully illus in colour and b&w, A4 landscape, boards, cloth spine
A superb record of all the medieval tiles, inlaid, plain and tin-glazed, to be found in the Champagne region of France. Each floor is described and mapped with the decorated tiles painted in colour to scale. Contains a detailed and fully illustrated description of medieval tile manufacture. An example to other publishers!
BAA153 BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, Journal Vol 153, 2000 £15.00
Various authors, B.A.A, 2001, 227pp, illus throughout in b & w + 4 colour plates, pbk.
This volume is devoted mainly to articles on tiles and mosaics: The Bacchus Mosaic at Stonefield, Oxon and its depiction on tapestry; Medieval floor tiles of Cleeve Abbey; the Cosmati pavement of the Chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey; the pavement of Haughmond Abbey; Medieval floor tiles in Denmark; An ordinary of English medieval armorial tiles; 17th century tile tombs in Normandy; an archive of paving tiles in the Parker-Hore Collection, Worcester and the Ashmolean, Oxford.