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English Church Monuments in the Middle Ages: History and Representation

Field-defining study that provides starting point for all future research in this area. Ground-breaking in its treatment of the subject in an historical context. Explores medieval monuments both in terms of their social meaning and the role that they played in the religious strategies of the commemorated. 'Nigel Saul, in a work of impressive scope and scholarship, has raised the study of medieval monuments to a new level ...This is a most enlightening addition to a dark subject, and it will enlarge the understanding and sharpen the eyes of all medievalists' (Parry, Ecclesiology Today ).