Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100-1535: An Annotated Bibliography Annotated Edition

Robert A. Faleer”s Church Woodwork in the British Isles, 1100- 1535: An Annotated Bibliography comprises an imposing amount of information on anything related to wood in British ecclesiastical environments from medieval into early modern times. Covering all types of wooden elements, both decorative and structural, in the period that led to the Reformation and consequent wave of iconophobic destruction, the range of entries in Faleer”s Bibliography indicates not only the substantial amount of surviving material available for study, but also the vastly greater wealth of items that must have been irreparably lost in the years following the break with Rome….An easy-to-consult and effective research tool.

An annotated bibliography is a rich dish. Here, condensed into 450 pages, are the fruits of a lifetime”s reading of one passionate and academic historian….Faleer”s work is a carefully organised selection of hundreds of reviews of books going back over several hundred years….Church Woodwork is a book to dip into, a book to look things up in, a book to be inspired by. As an overall collection, it is a very valuable contribution to the history of the Church in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.