The colours of English alabaster panels Medieval polychromy, production and perception

• Main Author: Schlicht, Markus (auth)
• Other Authors: Mounier, Aurélie (auth), Mulliez, Maud (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Pessac Ausonius éditions 2023
• Series: PrimaLun@ 22
• Subjects: History of art / art & design styles; History; Polychromy; reconstruction; sculpture; Middle Ages; alabaster; England; Christian devotion; digital restoration; physico-chemical analyses; micro-photography; experimental archaeology; 3D digitization; photogrammetry; optical measurements; facsimile; physical copy; painting techniques; pigments; gilding; symbolism of colours; medieval vision; perception criteria; aesthetic principles; patrons; Bordeaux; Libourne; Paris; Rabastens; Saint-Nicolas-du-Bosc; Nottingham; London
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Between c. 1350 and 1550, English sculptors carved thousands of panels depicting religious scenes from alabaster quarries around Nottingham. Exported throughout Europe, these polychrome reliefs were originally usually assembled to form altarpieces. Their coloured epidermis, an integral part of these...