The Uncovering And Conservation Of The Medieval Wall Paintings At St James The Less’ Church, Little Tey
By Tobit Curteis
Essex Archaeology and History, Vol 29 (1998)
Abstract: The recent programme of conservation in the small 12th-century church of St James the Less at Little Tey revealed two unusual and interesting schemes of wall painting, dating to the 13th-century and the 14th-century respectively. On the walls of the apse, an extensive 13th-century Passion cycle was discovered, as well as fragments of a later painting, indicating that a similar narrative cycle had been painted there in the following century. Elsewhere in the church, fragments of other 13th-century painitings were uncovered, including scenes of Adam and Eve and two unidentified saints. Of the 14th-century paintings, the most interesting discovery was the Virgin and Child on the north wall. Although many of the paintings were fragmentary, it is clear that both the 13th- and 14th-century schemes were of an unusually high figurative quality.
The Uncovering And Conservation Of The Medieval Wall Paintings At St James The Less’ Church, Little Tey
By Tobit Curteis
Essex Archaeology and History, Vol 29 (1998)
Abstract: The recent programme of conservation in the small 12th-century church of St James the Less at Little Tey revealed two unusual and interesting schemes of wall painting, dating to the 13th-century and the 14th-century respectively. On the walls of the apse, an extensive 13th-century Passion cycle was discovered, as well as fragments of a later painting, indicating that a similar narrative cycle had been painted there in the following century. Elsewhere in the church, fragments of other 13th-century painitings were uncovered, including scenes of Adam and Eve and two unidentified saints. Of the 14th-century paintings, the most interesting discovery was the Virgin and Child on the north wall. Although many of the paintings were fragmentary, it is clear that both the 13th- and 14th-century schemes were of an unusually high figurative quality.
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