Beatrice de Roos (s.1415) and the Making of Art

Sarah Elizabeth Brown

doi:10.1080/00681288.2023.2221105

Beatrice de Roos (s.1415) and the Making of Art

Sarah Elizabeth Brown

History of Art

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Abstract

This article examines the involvement of Beatrice, dowager Baroness Roos (d. 1415) in the making of art. Her patronage of masons and tomb-makers, glaziers and seal-makers, is explored in detail, showing her to have commissioned works from two of the most prominent English artists of the late medieval period. Her interest in the inventive use of heraldry and her role in the creation of a major monument in St Paul’s Cathedral is established. Her right to be acknowledged as the donor of the St William window in York Minster is reasserted, and her influence on its content and meaning is demonstrated. The gift of this window made Beatrice the single most important secular benefactor of York Minster, a fact that has not been acknowledged before in print, but was recorded by the medieval cathedral chapter in the glazing of the Minster’s western choir clerestory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	216-248
Number of pages	34
Journal	Journal of the British Archaeological Association
Volume	176
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00681288.2023.2221105
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2023

Bibliographical note

Keywords

stained glass
York Minster
St Paul's Cathedral
St William window
female heraldry
female patronage

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