English Medieval Alabasters: with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum

Francis Cheetham's classic survey of English medieval alabasters includes a richly illustrated catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum's unparalleled collection.

English alabasters represent a unique contribution to medieval art. Less sophisticated, perhaps, than other contemporary forms of religious art, they were a neglected area of study until this volume was first published in 1984.
Stories from the New Testament and The Golden Legend were the most favoured subjects, and the numerou...