Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel: The Archaeology of the Mosaic Pavement and Setting of the Shrine of St Thomas Becket

by Warwick Rodwell, David S Neal, David S. Neal

Canterbury Cathedral possesses a unique marble mosaic pavement, dating from the early twelfth century, which has long intrigued scholars and been the subject of speculation and debate. It forms part of the floor of the Trinity chapel, adjacent to the site where the shrine of St Thomas Becket stood, prior to the Reformation. Since the mosaic is older than the chapel itself and partly destroyed a pavement of figurative roundels, laid c. 1215, it must...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789258413
• ISBN13: 9781789258417
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 416 Pages