Patrons and Choir Stalls in the Middle Ages

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72635-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Französisch, Band 16, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Visualising the Middle Ages

Explore the intricate beauty and historical significance of choir stalls in this groundbreaking collection of essays. Choir stalls were not just functional furnishings but key elements of medieval church interiors, adorned with carvings depicting religious scenes, animals, and symbolic motifs. This volume uniquely examines the role of patrons—both ecclesiastical and secular—who commissioned these masterpieces, highlighting the collaboration between woodcarvers and their sponsors. With a broad geographical and chronological scope, this collection offers fresh insights into the artistry and patronage behind choir stalls, making it essential reading for art historians, medievalists, and anyone fascinated by sacred art and architecture.

Contributors are Joanne Allen, Cécile Meneau d'Anterroches, Frédéric Billiet, Louise Bourdua, María Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Juliana Dresvina, Ángel Fuentes Ortiz, Lorenzo Mascheretti, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Mª Dolores Teijeira Pablos, Christel Theunissen, Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián †, and Ingrid van Woudenberg.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Španjol-Pandelo, Barbara

Piron, Willy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Byzantinisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: Völkerwanderung und Mittelalter
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Ph.D. (2014), University of Rijeka, is Associate Professor at the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Art History), and director of the Medieval Adriatic Heritage Research Centre Rijeka (RiMaH). Her research focuses on medieval wooden sculpture and the cultural connections between the Veneto region and the eastern Adriatic coast during the late Middle Ages.

Willy Piron studied Art History and Archaeology at the Radboud University Nijmegen. In 2008 he became the manager of the Centre for Art-historical Documentation, Department of Art-History, Radboud University Nijmegen. Since 2015 he has been the secretary of Misericordia International. His research interests are late-medieval art and imagery. Among others, his projects include databases on medieval pilgrim badges (Kunera) and choir stalls (Stalla).