Looking at Buildings

, printed from the Looking at Buildings website on Thursday 13^th March 2025

Colour

knappedGlossary Term [1] flint for decorative exterior effect was a technique which was developed from the 14th century in the wealthy area of East Anglia, where there was a lack of good quality freestoneGlossary Term [2] for carving.

: Hereford Cathedral, Audley Chapel

Only fragmentary evidence remains to show that both sculpture as well as flat surfaces were often enhanced by colour.

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http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/styles/medieval/ornament/colour/print.html

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[1] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_813
[2] http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/#default_694

Last updated: Monday, 26th January 2009