Alan of Walsingham
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Alan of Walsingham was a 14th-century English monk and master mason best known for designing the innovative octagonal lantern and rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan of Walsingham canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English monk
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ master mason ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Decorated Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era |
14th-century England
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ecclesiastical architecture
ⓘ
stone masonry ⓘ |
| floruit | 14th century ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
designing the octagon and lantern at Ely Cathedral
ⓘ
rebuilding work at Ely Cathedral after the collapse of its central tower ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ely Cathedral lantern
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ely Cathedral octagon NERFINISHED ⓘ reconstruction of the central crossing of Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
ⓘ
master mason ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| partOf | community of Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Ely Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | sacrist of Ely Cathedral ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ely Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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Ely, Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.