The use of light in ecclesiastical upper spaces during the Middle Ages
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Monday 1 February 2021
(6-7pm --- NB: Booking closes 48 hours before the event.) - Online Zoom Event, link details will be emailed to attendees on the morning of the event
- Lecturer: Toby Huitson
This lecture will explore the various ways in which the upper levels of monastic and parish church buildings were illuminated, from interior devotional lights to tower beacons, using evidence from medieval custumals, chronicles and manuscript sources. An experimental reconstruction will be presented which was staged at Hythe in Kent to discover both the effect and practicality of lighting medieval triforia and clerestories.
Lecturer
Dr Toby Huitson is interested in medieval architecture. BA, History from University of Kent; Diploma in Music at The Open University; MA, History from University of Kent; PhD, Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University of Kent 2008; PGDip HE, Teaching 2014 University of Kent. Currently the Digitisation Officer at Canterbury Cathedral Archives, has extensive experience in several roles at Canterbury Cathedral. Toby has written several books including Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces and the official guidebook to the Organs of Canterbury Cathedral. His most recent publication is The Choristers of Canterbury Cathedral.
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