Author: Shurlock, Manwaring
Title: Tiles from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, Representing Early Romance Subjects
Description: London: William Griggs, 1885. Folio. 36 pp. and 41 chromolithograph plates, as called for, Original printed boards. Disbound. Manusciriptownership notation by the artist Hesketh Hubbard (1892-1957), who bought the folio in 1942. Background from the British Museum: Medieval, about AD 1250-60 From Chertsey, England Saladin's fall to Richard the Lion Heart These belong to the largest group of tiles in The British Museum's collections, found at the site of Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. They combine technical excellence with elaborate decoration. Each roundel consists of four quarter tiles set into a mosaic of foliate designs. They depict a vigorous display of valour as the English king Richard I (reigned 1189-99) slays Saladin (1138-93) with his lance. The lance is used as a device to take the action from one roundel to the next. .

Keywords: King Richard I , Richard the Lion Heart, Hesketh Hubbard


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