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Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, a Digital Edition

3.12: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (1 of 6)

Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-17, Waltham Cross and its details. Engravings by James Basire Sr. after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK while the original sculptures are now at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.

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1. 3.12: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (1 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-17, Waltham Cross and its details. Engravings by James Basire Sr. after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK while the original sculptures are now at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
2. 3.13: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (2 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-3.13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-3.15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-3.17, Waltham Cross and its details. Waltham Cross was erected at a junction outside the village of Cheshunt near Waltham Abbey, where the town of Waltham Cross later developed. Then as now, these are the only three to survive of the twelve crosses originally erected by Edward I. Engravings by James Basire Sr after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current locations: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Geddington, Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK, while the three original Waltham sculptures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
3. 3.14: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (3 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-3.13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-3.15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-3.17, Waltham Cross and its details. Waltham Cross was erected at a junction outside the village of Cheshunt near Waltham Abbey, where the town of Waltham Cross later developed. Then as now, these are the only three to survive of the twelve crosses originally erected by Edward I. Engravings by James Basire Sr after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current locations: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Geddington, Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK, while the three original Waltham sculptures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
4. 3.15: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (4 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-3.13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-3.15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-3.17, Waltham Cross and its details. Waltham Cross was erected at a junction outside the village of Cheshunt near Waltham Abbey, where the town of Waltham Cross later developed. Then as now, these are the only three to survive of the twelve crosses originally erected by Edward I. Engravings by James Basire Sr after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current locations: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Geddington, Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK, while the three original Waltham sculptures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
5. 3.16: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (5 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-3.13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-3.15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-3.17, Waltham Cross and its details. Waltham Cross was erected at a junction outside the village of Cheshunt near Waltham Abbey, where the town of Waltham Cross later developed. Then as now, these are the only three to survive of the twelve crosses originally erected by Edward I. Engravings by James Basire Sr after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current locations: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Geddington, Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK, while the three original Waltham sculptures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
6. 3.17: Engravings of Eleanor Crosses (6 of 6) Plates 3.12-3.17 of Vetusta Monumenta depict three of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. Plates 3.12-3.13 depict the Hardingstone Cross and its details; Plates 3.14-3.15, Geddington Cross and its details; and Plates 3.16-3.17, Waltham Cross and its details. Waltham Cross was erected at a junction outside the village of Cheshunt near Waltham Abbey, where the town of Waltham Cross later developed. Then as now, these are the only three to survive of the twelve crosses originally erected by Edward I. Engravings by James Basire Sr after drawings by Jacob Schnebbelie. 476 x 320 mm, 315 x 475 mm, 476 x 320 mm, 477 x 320 mm, 480 x 320 mm, and 480 x 320 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current locations: Hardingstone Cross is in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, UK; Geddington Cross is in Geddington, Northamptonshire, UK; and Waltham Cross is in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK, while the three original Waltham sculptures are in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK.
7. Plate 3.18: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (1 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
8. Plate 3.19: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (2 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
9. Plate 3.20: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (3 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
10. Plate 3.21: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (4 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
11. Plate 3.22: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (5 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
12. Plate 3.23: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (6 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
13. Plate 3.24: Engravings of The Funeral Procession of Queen Elizabeth (7 of 7) Plates 3.18-3.24 of Vetusta Monumenta depict Queen Elizabeth I’s funeral procession on April 28, 1603. The procession is portrayed in a panoramic ribbon. The order is counterintuitive, as the bottom panel precedes the top on five of the six plates; only on 3.24 does the top panel precede the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Jr after drawings attributed to William Camden. 475 x 668 mm, 475 x 672 mm, 475 x 640 mm, 473 x 610 mm, 475 x 620 mm, 474 x 672 mm, and 475 x 614 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1791. Current location: Western Manuscripts, Add MS 5408, British Library, London, UK.
14. Plate 3.25: Fonts at Ufford and Sudbury Plate 3.25 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts two baptismal fonts with font covers located in parish churches at Ufford (early fifteenth century) and Sudbury (late fourteenth century) in Suffolk. The covers survive today due to conservation efforts initiated in the eighteenth century, including the publication of this print. Engraving by James Basire Sr. after J. Johnson (Sudbury) and John Carter (Ufford). 487 x 311 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1792. Current locations: Church of St. Mary of the Assumption, Ufford, Suffolk, UK; St. Gregory’s Church, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK.