1867 ILLUSTRATIONS of the ROOD SCREEN in RANWORTH antique ILLUSTRATED FOLIO

ILLUSTRATIONS of the ROOD SCREEN in RANWORTH published under the direction of Norfolk and Norwich Archeologival SocietyDrawn and lithographed by C.J.W.WinterNorwich; 1867Large folio: 11 by 15"Fully illustratedPaper binding with cloth spineCovers worn with some damaged to the edgesVery good interiorText in English=================================The Ranworth rood screen at Church of St Helen, Ranworth, Norfolk, is a wooden medieval rood screen that divides the chancel and nave, and was originally designed to act to separate the laity from the clergy. It is described by English Heritage as "one of England's finest painted screens"The exact date of the creation of the screen is undocumented—a date of c.?1479–1480 has been proposed by modern experts. The screen has an elaborate and coherent design, depicting 26 figures, including 12 named Apostles in the central part of the screen. The southern end, which was designed as a Lady Chapel, has panel paintings of the Virgin Mary and three other