Institute for Medieval Studies
IMC 2022 Session
| Session | 1503 |
| Title | Mourning and Remembrance, I: Tombs and Epitaphs |
| Date/Time | Thursday 7 July 2022: 09.00-10.30 |
| Organiser | Lena Wahlgren-Smith, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture, University of Southampton / School of History & Archaeology, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair | Lena Wahlgren-Smith, Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Culture, University of Southampton / School of History & Archaeology, University of Winchester |
| Paper 1503-a | The Inscription of William Chapman (d. 1446) of London (Language: English) Christian Steer, Department of History, University of York Index Terms: Ecclesiastical History; Epigraphy; Social History |
| Paper 1503-b | The Commemoration of Executors on Pre-Reformation Monuments and Related Inscriptions (Language: English) Richard Asquith, Independent Scholar, Durham Index Terms: Ecclesiastical History; Epigraphy; Social History |
| Abstract | This first session in the 'Mourning and Remembrance' series of sessions focuses on physical tombs and their epitaphs. The first paper explores the circumstances behind the unusual reference to chantry commemorations on the tomb of a 15th-century former sheriff of London. The second paper uses evidence from late medieval funerary inscriptions to demonstrate how acting as an executor was regarded as a good work deserving of commemoration in its own right. |