Wells Cathedral: excavations and structural studies, 1978-93
by Rodwell, Warwick, Archibald, Marion, Mitchell, Patrick, Saville, Alan, Crowfoot, Elisabeth Grace, Drury, Paul, Gittos, Brian, Kerr, Jill, Rogers, Juliet, Russett, Vince, Sampson, Jerry, West, Jeffrey K., English Heritage
fromArchaeological report (English Heritage)
Almost ten years of historical and archaeological research on the Rows of Chester, Europe's most extensive surviving example of a medieval two-tier complex of shops.
Main description: In the Middle Ages, imaginative re-use was made of architectural components from classical antiquity such as columns, capitals, cornices, and even statues, sarcophagi, reliefs and inscriptions; the motives ranged from simple utilisation of materials through int…