THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND

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Main Author:	Stone, Kathryn Ann
Language:	English
Published:	Kent State University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:	Art History
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1493045650739424

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent14930456507394242021-08-03T07:02:08Z THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND Stone, Kathryn Ann Art History The opus Alexandrinum pavement set in the Trinity Chapel floor of Canterbury Cathedral is the focus of this thesis. Under-researched and historically misunderstood, it is my belief that it is a locally made, unique example of Hibernio-Roman stone work c. 600 CE, made under the patronage of Queen Bertha (wife of King Æthelbert of Kent) and created from the salvage porphyry columns and revetments of the old Roman cemetery-mausoleum complex located onKent's main road to the sea. Documentation on the pavement dates to the ninth century and later centuries have modified it. In manuscript format, I will exam and discuss the original pavement, and will outline what is known about the surviving contemporary buildings and pavements in and near Canterbury and Kent. In addition, the designs of the opus Alexandrinum pavement in the Trinity Chapel have ties to contemporary manuscripts in the Hiberno-Northumbrian centers.Finally, the early accounts of Augustine of Canterbury’s mission of 597 and the conversion of the Saxons (by the Venerable Bede, for example) as well as other contemporary accounts (from the eighth to the eleventh centuries) will support my hypothesis about the commissioning and the survival of this remarkable work of art. 2017-05-04 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1493045650739424 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1493045650739424 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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title	THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND
title_short	THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND
title_full	THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND
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THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF THE OPUS ALEXANDRINUM PAVEMENT IN THETRINITY CHAPEL IN CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, KENT, ENGLAND

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