Floor Tiles Salisbury Cathedral

8 christopher norton the decorative pavements of salisbury cathedral and old sarum in medieval art and architecture at salisbury cathedral eds laurence keen and thomas cocke british archaeological association 1996 pp90 105.

Floor tiles salisbury cathedral.

By convention ecclesiastical floorplans are shown map fashion with north to the top and the. Unfortunately i didn t get a photo of the black and white checkered tiles lining the floor of the bar. Decorated vaulted ceiling of the transept in salisbury cathedral. In salisbury cathedral a section of the original floor tile about 1200 ad depicted tile with fleur di lis emblems.

9 jane cochrane medieval tiled floor patterns tacs journal 5 1994 pp11 19. Other examples of these tile designs are known. Floor tiles detail in chapter house salisbury cathedral salisbury wilshire uk in march ejrr94 from alamy s library of millions of high resolution stock photos illustrations and vectors. 25no tiles per square metre.

They were dirty and worn with age and rattled with every step. When the floor was changed in salisbury cathedral the tiles were used in the floor of the pub and upstairs restaurant. Though not of gothic style the decorated ceiling vault of st paul s cathedral is one of the finest examples of vault decorations in england. This gave me the idea of doing something in the entry foyer of my house with floor tile.

By the late 15th century the cathedral and the cloistral buildings. Decorated vaulted ceiling in salisbury cathedral showing three different patterns and design. See more ideas about medieval period medieval medieval world. Please note this lecture will take place at sarum college in salisbury cathedral close.

Sold in boxes of 12no tiles. Inspired by moorish architecture salisbury tiles bring a touch of the exotic to your home and help reflect those glorious sun soaked interiors all year round. Download this stock image. In western ecclesiastical architecture a cathedral diagram is a floor plan showing the sections of walls and piers giving an idea of the profiles of their columns and ribbing.

Tiles on a medieval floor found underneath bath abbey. The salisbury floor tile is pictured to the right. However judging by the vast array of colors and designs found on medieval floors at least in high status buildings it seems that the medieval world was one of bold color and patterns. Its tiles with their familiar bird and lion motifs probably just predate those still surviving in the muniment room of salisbury cathedral and the retrochoir of winchester cathedral the designs of which are identical or very similar.

Light double lines in perimeter walls indicate glazed windows. Nov 15 2018 we often think of the medieval period as dark and unhygienic.