Over Our Heads: The Medieval Roof Bosses of St Mary Redcliffe

Fri Sep 26 2025 at 09:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC+01:00

12 Colston Parade,Redcliffe,BS1 6RA,GB | Bristol

St  Mary Redcliffe
Publisher/HostSt Mary Redcliffe
Over Our Heads: The Medieval Roof Bosses of St Mary Redcliffe
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Art Historian, Bryony Wilde, discusses the practical, aesthetic, and symbolic significance of the 1200 medieval roof bosses Redcliffe.
The rib vaulted ceiling of St Mary Redcliffe features over 1200 roof bosses: intricate works of medieval art that are among the glories of the church.
Roof booses are decoratively carved keystones that lock the rib-vaulted ceiling of the church in place. These astonishing works in stone have practical, aesthetic, and symbolic significance. Each boss fulfils an important structural function, while contributing towards the visual magnificence of the church vault: the boss designs providing a window into the beauty and strangeness of the Middle Ages.
The bosses are, collectively, a showcase of medieval craftsmanship; the intricately realised designs acting as a lasting testament to the imagination and skill of the masons who built and decorated the church.
In this talk, which accompanies the exhibition 'Look Up! Look Up!: Redcliffe's Medieval Bosses', art historian and PhD candidate at Warwick University, Bryony Wilde will re-evaluating Redcliffe's bosses, and discussing these hidden art works in the context of contemporary discourse and art historical practice.
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