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MONOGRAPHS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND
Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland
Edinburgh 1995
Monograph Series Number 10
JEDBURGH ABBEY
THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE OF A BORDER ABBEY
John H. Lewis & Gordon J. Ewart
with
Richard Fawcett & Dennis Gallagher
a foreword by Chris Tabraham
and contributions by
David H. Caldwell, Thea Gabra-Sanders, C. Pamela Graves,
Richard Grove, George Haggarty, John Higgitt,
Nicholas McQ. Holmes, Robin Murdoch, Clare Thomas
& Robert Will
illustration
Dennis Gallagher, Pamela Graves, Angela Townsend
& Marion O'Neil
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
List of tables
Foreword Chris Tabraham
1.1 Historical background
1.2 Location
1.3 Physiography
1.4 The abbey within the town
1.5 Repairs and excavations prior to 1984
2.1 Period I: pre-Augustinian activity
2.2 Period II: the building of the abbey (c 1138-c 1300)
2.3 Period III: remodelling and rebuilding (c 1300-c 1480)
2.4 Period IV: later repairs and alterations (c 1480-1559)
2.5 Period V: post-Reformation activity (1559-1875)
3 Excavation within the abbey church 1990
4.1 Bone and ivory David H Caldwell
The comb, pendant and buckle John Higgitt
4.2 Copper-alloy David H Caldwell
Lace tag discussion Thea Gabra-Sanders
4.3 Lead David H Caldwell
4.4 Iron David H Caldwell
4.5 Coins, tokens and jettons Nicholas McQ Holmes
4.6 Ceramic material George Haggarty & Robert Will
4.7 Stone sculpture Dennis Gallagher
4.8 Window glass C Pamela Graves
4.9 Vessel glass Robin Murdoch
4.10 Leather Clare Thomas
4.11 Textiles Thea Gabra-Sanders
4.12 Clay tobacco pipes Dennis Gallagher
5 The human burials Richard Grove
5.1 Monastic burials
5.2 Non-monastic burial
5.3 Post-monastic burials
6 Discussion of the excavation results
6.1 Pre-Augustinian activity (Period I)
6.2 The major building phase of the abbey from 1138 to the beginning of the 14th century (Period II)
6.3 Remodelling and rebuilding in the 14th and 15th centuries (Period III)
6.4 Later repairs and alterations from the late 15th to the mid-16th centuries (Period IV)
6.5 The development of the East range
6.6 The abbey fortified?
6.7 Post-Reformation activity (Period V)
6.8 In conclusion
7 The layout of the abbey Dennis Gallagher
7.1 The East end of the church
7.2 The nave
7.3 The claustral buildings
7.4 The size of the cloister
8 The architectural development of the abbey church Richard Fawcett
8.1 The construction of the eastern limb and transepts
8.2 The remodelling of the presbytery
8.3 The addition of the nave
8.4 The clerestoreys of the nave and choir
8.5 The reconstruction of the North transept
8.6 Operations in the area of the crossing and South transept
8.7 The final medieval building operations
