Medieval Cross Slab Grave Covers in West Yorkshire

Contents

Foreword

Introduction
The production of cross slabs in West Yorkshire
The survival of cross slabs after the Reformation

Catalogue of Cross Slab Grave Covers

The Cross on the Cross Slab: Forms and Styles
The first hundred years: Early Geometric designs
Crosses based on four circles or four segments: 1150-1250
Cross shafts and bases in the earlier medieval period
The later 13^th century: more elaborate cross types
The later medieval period
Cross slab floor stones

Secondary Emblems on Cross Slabs
The sword
The shears
The emblems of the priest
Other emblems
Multiple emblems
Slabs with emblems only

Bibliography
Index of Grave Cover Locations

Maps
Map 1: The geology of West Yorkshire
Map 2: The location of cross slab grave covers and headstones in West Yorkshire