Canterbury Cathedral and the cult of Becket

Author

Hearn, M. F.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art bulletin. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 76, 19-52, 38 ill.; 9 plans

ISSN

0004-3079

Abstract (en)

Studies numerous design modifications in the early Gothic eastern arm of Canterbury cathedral, 1175-84, long noted but never interpreted in light of the newly emergent cult of S. Thomas à Becket. Analyzes the modifications, reconstitutes three designs prior to the one actually constructed, and investigates the historical circumstances surrounding each phase of the construction project. The result uncovers a history of discord over the cult, which necessitated four strikingly different accommodations for Becket's remains: retention in the crypt, a martyrium rotonda, a retrochoir, and a grandiose chapel with axial relic tower.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture and excavations -- United Kingdom
• Christchurch (cathedral)||Canterbury (GBR)
• Architecture
• Churches
• Great Britain
• 1100-1200
• Cults
• Thomas à Becket, S., archbishop of Canterbury, ca.1118-1170
• Reconstruction [hypothetical]

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture et fouilles -- Royaume-Uni
• Christchurch (cathédrale)||Canterbury (GBR)
• Architecture
• Eglise [édifice]
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1100-1200
• Culte
• Thomas Becket, saint, archevêque de Cantorbéry, v.1118-1170
• Restitution intellectuelle

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00344516

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