FOR THE ALL-SEEING EYE
ROOF BOSSES IN MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, by C. J. P. Cave. Cambridge University Press, English price, 35/-. IGH up in the roofs of medieval churches, where the unaided eye is often unable to see them, are thousands of carved figures which the old craftsmen executed with the same care and thoroughness as they bestowed on the more accessible work which everyone could see. Beginning with an interest in the quire of Winchester Cathedral, Mr. Cave studied roof bosses in other places, and realised that telephotography might reveal unsuspected glories. The result was a collection of over eight thousand telephotographs, mostly of. roof bosses. This book contains a represen-
tative selection of these, including some from Europe. There are seven introductory chapters of explanation, 367 photographs, and two appendices, one on particular churches, and the other on photographic methods. The work is
spl endidly produced.
J.M.
B.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 530, 19 August 1949, Page 14
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149FOR THE ALL-SEEING EYE New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 530, 19 August 1949, Page 14
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