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Patrons and Choir Stalls in the Middle Ages
Series: - Visualising the Middle Ages, Volume: 16
Explore the intricate beauty and historical significance of choir stalls in this groundbreaking collection of essays. Choir stalls were not just functional furnishings but key elements of medieval church interiors, adorned with carvings depicting religious scenes, animals, and symbolic motifs. This volume uniquely examines the role of patrons—both ecclesiastical and secular—who commissioned these masterpieces, highlighting the collaboration between woodcarvers and their sponsors. With a broad geographical and chronological scope, this collection offers fresh insights into the artistry and patronage behind choir stalls, making it essential reading for art historians, medievalists, and anyone fascinated by sacred art and architecture.
Contributors are Joanne Allen, Cécile Meneau d'Anterroches, Frédéric Billiet, Louise Bourdua, María Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Juliana Dresvina, Ángel Fuentes Ortiz, Lorenzo Mascheretti, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Maria Dolores Teijeira Pablos, Christel Theunissen, Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián †, and Ingrid van Woudenberg.
Contributors are Joanne Allen, Cécile Meneau d'Anterroches, Frédéric Billiet, Louise Bourdua, María Teresa Chicote Pompanin, Juliana Dresvina, Ángel Fuentes Ortiz, Lorenzo Mascheretti, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Maria Dolores Teijeira Pablos, Christel Theunissen, Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián †, and Ingrid van Woudenberg.
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, Ph.D. (2014), University of Rijeka, is Associate Professor at the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Art History), and director of the Medieval Adriatic Heritage Research Centre Rijeka (RiMah). Her research focuses on medieval wooden sculpture and the cultural connections between the Veneto region and the eastern Adriatic coast during the late Middle Ages.
Willy Piron studied Art History and Archaeology at the Radboud University Nijmegen. In 2008 he became the manager of the Centre for Art Historical Documentation, Department of Art History, Radboud University Nijmegen. Since 2015 he has been the secretary of Misericordia International. His research interests are late-medieval art and imagery. Among others, his projects include databases on medieval pilgrim badges (Kunera) and choir stalls (Stalla).
Willy Piron studied Art History and Archaeology at the Radboud University Nijmegen. In 2008 he became the manager of the Centre for Art Historical Documentation, Department of Art History, Radboud University Nijmegen. Since 2015 he has been the secretary of Misericordia International. His research interests are late-medieval art and imagery. Among others, his projects include databases on medieval pilgrim badges (Kunera) and choir stalls (Stalla).
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Joanne Allen, Juliana Dresvina, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, and Christel Theunissen
1 Patrons and Their Projects: Connecting Choir Stalls
Louise Bourdua
2 Corporate, Monastic, and Lay Patronage of Choir Spaces in San Pancrazio in Florence
Joanne Allen
3 “Novus Alexander Macedo, vere magnus, vere pius”: the Patronage of Alessandro Martinengo Colleoni in 16th Century Bergamo
Lorenzo Mascheretti
4 Patrons of the Choir Stalls in the Church of St. Francis in Cres
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo
5 Bishop Juan Arias Dávila and King Henry IV in Segovia Cathedral: a Fake Stalls Patron?
Mª Dolores Teijeira Pablos and Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián†
6 In the Heart of the Church: the Choir(s) of the Cathedral of Cuenca in Context
Ángel Fuentes Ortiz and María Teresa Chicote Pompanin
7 L’identité du commanditaire des stalles de Levroux (France) : étude d’un indice gravé
Frédéric Billiet
8 George I d’Amboise as Patron of the Stalls in Gaillon Castle
Cécile Meneau d’Anterroches
9 Margaret of Austria as Regent and Patron: the Choir Stalls of Brou
Ingrid van Woudenberg
10 Choir Stall Patrons in Northwestern Europe
Christel Theunissen
11 Oxford Misericords and Their Patrons, Medieval and Modern: a Brief History
Juliana Dresvina
12 Moritz von Spiegelberg and His Patent of Nobility on the Choir Stalls in Emmerich
Willy Piron
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Joanne Allen, Juliana Dresvina, Willy Piron, Barbara Španjol-Pandelo, and Christel Theunissen
1 Patrons and Their Projects: Connecting Choir Stalls
Louise Bourdua
2 Corporate, Monastic, and Lay Patronage of Choir Spaces in San Pancrazio in Florence
Joanne Allen
3 “Novus Alexander Macedo, vere magnus, vere pius”: the Patronage of Alessandro Martinengo Colleoni in 16th Century Bergamo
Lorenzo Mascheretti
4 Patrons of the Choir Stalls in the Church of St. Francis in Cres
Barbara Španjol-Pandelo
5 Bishop Juan Arias Dávila and King Henry IV in Segovia Cathedral: a Fake Stalls Patron?
Mª Dolores Teijeira Pablos and Fernando Villaseñor Sebastián†
6 In the Heart of the Church: the Choir(s) of the Cathedral of Cuenca in Context
Ángel Fuentes Ortiz and María Teresa Chicote Pompanin
7 L’identité du commanditaire des stalles de Levroux (France) : étude d’un indice gravé
Frédéric Billiet
8 George I d’Amboise as Patron of the Stalls in Gaillon Castle
Cécile Meneau d’Anterroches
9 Margaret of Austria as Regent and Patron: the Choir Stalls of Brou
Ingrid van Woudenberg
10 Choir Stall Patrons in Northwestern Europe
Christel Theunissen
11 Oxford Misericords and Their Patrons, Medieval and Modern: a Brief History
Juliana Dresvina
12 Moritz von Spiegelberg and His Patent of Nobility on the Choir Stalls in Emmerich
Willy Piron
Glossary
Index
This book will be of particular interest to researchers and scholars in the humanities, especially medievalists, art historians, and medieval historians, including advanced graduate students working in these fields.