Grave slab of Bishop Robert Hallum of Salisbury
The grave slab of Bishop Robert Hallum of Salisbury is a tomb in the choir of the Konstanz Minster . It is considered to be one of the most important examples of an English brass grave plate ("monumental brass", " bream ") on mainland Europe.
Robert Hallum
Robert Hallum († September 4, 1417 at Gottlieben Castle ) was an English cleric, scholar and church politician. He was Chancellor of Oxford University (1403-1405) and Bishop of Salisbury (1407-1417). Hallum led the English legation at the Council of Constance ; There he died and, according to his will, was buried at the high altar of the Constance cathedral.
Description of the grave slab
The tomb of Robert Hallum has been preserved and has the characteristic shape of an English brass grave plate: It is a limestone slab (height 253 cm, width 122.5 cm) from the quarries of Purbeck in Dorset (" Purbeck marble "). The image of a standing bishop is set flush with the surface, framed by Gothic architecture and a band of inscriptions; these elements are made of engraved brass and were probably made in a London workshop. The most likely commissioner is King Henry V of England, on whose behalf Robert Hallum traveled to Constance.
The image of the bishop
The main picture shows a bishop in priestly and episcopal regalia. It is uncertain whether the figure and facial features should be portrayed as portraying the deceased. The image of the bishop is in a round-arched gate, in the side pilasters of which four tabernacle-shaped niches with angels are attached. Above the bishop, within the round arch, there is an eyelash, the shape of the keel arch is an English characteristic. He is flanked by two coats of arms with signature bands left the English royal coat of arms with the tape of the Order of the Garter , the right probably added in the mid-19th century coat of arms Bishop Hallums.
The inscription
The Latin inscription is written in Leonine meter. She names Robert Hallum as Bishop of Salisbury, Doctor of Canon Law, envoy of the King of England, and acknowledges his contribution to overcoming the division of the Church. She also names the day of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne as the day of his death; She incorrectly states 1416 as the year of death. The location "Constantia" for Konstanz was added later:
"+ Subiacet hic stratus Robert Hallum vocitatus / Quondam praelatus Sarum sub honore creatus. Hic decretorum doctor pacisque creator. Nobilis anglorum Regis fuit ambaciator. / Ffestum cuchberti septembris mense vigebat / In quo Roberti mortem Constantia flebat. Anno milleno tricenteno octuageno sex cum ter deno cum Christo viuat ameno. ”(=“ Down here lies his name Robert Hallum; once appointed prelate of Salisbury, he (was) a doctor of canon law and a founder of peace. He is an envoy The day of Cuthbert appeared in September, on which Constance mourned the death of Robert; in the year one thousand three hundred eighty, plus six and three times ten; he live with the lovely Christ. ").
At the corners of the tape there are four passports with the symbols of the evangelists.
literature
- Harald Derschka : The grave slab of Robert Hallum. For the burial of the Bishop of Salisbury in Constance Minster 600 years ago. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings . Volume 135, 2017, pp. 97-121. ISBN 978-3-7995-1723-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan King, Ines Stadie: Bishop Hallum and the 'onion'. The path of an English architectural motif to the Konstanz Minster. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 135, 2017, pp. 73-95, especially pp. 82-86. ISBN 978-3-7995-1723-2 .
- ↑ Harald Derschka: The grave slab of Robert Hallum. For the burial of the Bishop of Salisbury in Constance Minster 600 years ago. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings. Volume 135, 2017, pp. 97–121, here pp. 101–103. ISBN 978-3-7995-1723-2 .