Ashbee, J. (2004). `The chamber called Gloriette'. J Brit Archaeol Ass 157. Vol 157, pp. 17-40.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
`The chamber called Gloriette' | |
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
living at leisure in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century castles | |
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Brit Archaeol Ass 157 | |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Journal of the British Archaeological Association | |
Volume Volume number and part |
157 | |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
17 - 40 | |
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Recent research at Chepstow Castle has identified a chamber known by the name `Gloriette'. Other buildings with this name have previously been identified at Corfe, Leeds and Hesdin Castles and at Canterbury Cathedral Priory. `Gloriette' has usually been explained as a reference to a type of garden building in the Islamic world. The architectural differences between oriental garden pavilions and thirteenth-century Gothic chambers, and the particular association of the term with castles rather than unfortified manors, suggest an alternative meaning. It is proposed that `Gloriette' was more immediately a reference to a twelfth-century chanson de geste, `la Prise d'Orange', in which the name was used for an exotic marble tower. However the recurrent association of the word with Islamic Spain suggests that European patrons adopted it with these connotations of a sophisticated alien culture in mind. | |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2004 | |
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
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BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
14 Jan 2005 |
