Secret Spaces: Sacred Treasuries in England 1066–1320

Lesley Milner, M.A. PhD. F.S.A. gained her Ph.D. at the Courtauld Institute, University of London 2015. She is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Since 2016 she has published in the Antiquaries Journal, the Journal of the British Archaeological Association and the Burlington Magazine.

Acknowledgements

List of Figures



Introduction



1 The Treasure House, Its Chambers and Function

 1 Location and Function



2 Precedents of English Treasure Houses

 1 Treasure Houses of the Bible



3 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 1

 1 Early Norman Benedictine Sacristies and Treasure Rooms

 2 Cistercian Sacristies and Treasure Rooms



4 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 2

 1 Ely

 2 Canterbury



5 Hidden Assets: Conserving the Treasures of the Great Norman Monasteries, Part 3

 1 The ‘Treasury’ at Winchester Cathedral

 2 The Vestiarium at Canterbury Cathedral



6 Treasure Houses of Secular Canons, Part 1

 1 Old Sarum, St Osmund’s Church

 2 Old Sarum, Bishop Roger’s Church

 3 Hereford Cathedral

 4 The Treasure House of Ripon Minster

 5 The Treasure House of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim

 6 The Plans and Forms of the Treasure Houses of Ripon Minster and Trondheim Cathedral



7 Treasure Houses of Secular Canons, Part 2

 1 Salisbury

 2 The Treasure House of the Cathedral of Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, Northern France

 3 Beverley Minster

 4 Wells Cathedral



8 The Treasure Chambers of Westminster Abbey, 1245–69

 1 The Treasure of Westminster Abbey

 2 The 11th-Century Abbey and Church (Begun 1042)

 3 Henry III’s Abbey Church at Westminster

 4 Treasure Chamber 1: St Faith’s Chapel, the Sacristy of Henry III’s Church

 5 Treasure Room 2: the Chapter House Crypt

 6 Treasure Room 3: the Muniment Room

 7 Treasure Room 4: the Sacristaria



9 The Treasure Houses of Secular Canons at Lichfield, Lincoln, and Exeter Cathedrals, c.1250–1300

 1 Lichfield Cathedral Treasure House

 2 Lincoln Cathedral Treasure House

 3 The Treasure Houses of Exeter Cathedral



Conclusion

Bibliography

Index