English Alabaster Carvings and their Cultural Contexts

• Introduction - Zuleika Murat'Burton-upon-Trent, not Nottingham.' The evolving study of medieval English alabaster sculpture - Nigel RamsayStone to ensure victory and to generate friendships. On the meaning of alabaster - Aleksandra LipinskaContextualizing English Alabasters in the Material Culture of the Medieval Mediterranean - Luca PalozziEnglish Alabaster Images as Recipients of Music in the Long Fifteenth Century: English Sacred Traditions in a European Perspective - Andrew KirkmanContextualizing alabasters in their immersive environment. The 'ancona d'allabastro di diverse figure' of the Novalesa abbey: meaning and function - Zuleika MuratAlabaster Carvings in Late-Medieval Lincolnshire - Jennifer S. Alexander'Tabernacles, howsynges and other things'. Three Alabasters from the Burrell Collection in Context - Claire Blakey'Tabernacles, howsynges and other things'. Three Alabasters from the Burrell Collection in Context - Rachel King'Tabernacles, howsynges and other things'. Three Alabasters from the Burrell Collection in Context - Michaela ZöschgConservation study of three 'caput' alabaster carvings from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums - Sophie PhillipsConservation study of three 'caput' alabaster carvings from the Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museums - Stephanie De Roemer'Smooth as Monumental Alabaster'. The Alabaster Tomb Industry in England 1550 - 1660 - Jon BaylissMerchants' tombs in alabaster - Kim WoodsExploring Alice: the theological, socio-historical, and anatomical context of the de la Pole cadaver sculpture - Christina WelchBibliographyIndex

The colour plates are of spectacular quality...This is a volume worthy of a place on the bookshelves of anyone interested in alabaster sculptures.