Church Porches -Book Launched

About the book

The church porches of medieval England are among the most beautiful and glorious aspects of ecclesiastical architecture; but in comparison with its stained glass, for example, they have been relatively little studied. This book, the first detailed study of them for over a century, gives new insights into this often over-looked element. Focussing on the rich corpus of late-medieval East Anglian porches, it begins with two chapters placing them in a broad cultural outline and their context; it then moves on to consider their commissioning and design, their architecture and ornamentation, their use and their meaning. This book will appeal to all those interested in church fabric and function. It includes St. Mary’s Church, Saffron Walden.
315 Pages- Paperback: £26.99 or less. Imprint: Boydell Press. ISBN 9781837652174

See alsohttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/east-anglian-church-porches-and-their-medieval-context/introduction-the-english-medieval-church-porch/FAE7B12187B0E3F4E76290D84E4E5D95

About the author

Dr Helen Lunnon, our Historical Journal editor, is an independent researcher specialising in the art and architectural histories of the English Middle Ages. She is Head of Learning at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Availability

Amazon.co.uk https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anglian-Church-Porches-Medieval-Context/dp/178327526X
Harts Books. https://hartsbooks.co.uk/

Additionally, many good bookshops stock both the hard back as well as the paper back. It is also available as an e-book.