Jeffrey K. West FSA (born April 1950) is a British specialist in historical buildings and artefacts with a concentration on ecclesiastical buildings.
Education
editWest completed a postgraduate degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art, following which he was awarded a Doctorate in Medieval art and architecture. During his postgraduate study, West took photographs that are now held in the Conway Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. This collection comprises images of secular and ecclesiastical buildings and is currently being digitised as part of a wider project, Courtauld Connects.[1]
Scholarship
editWest is currently the chair of the board of trustees of the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral,[2] a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[3] He previously served as senior advisor to the Statutory Advisory Committee on Closed and Closing Churches and as secretary to the Redundant Churches Commission.[2]
Publications
editWest has published and collaborated on several articles on architectural features and patrons for Grove Art Online, the online edition of the Macmillan Dictionary of Art.
"Byzantine Blossom", Grove Art Online (2003)[4]
"Anthemion", Grove Art Online (2003)[5]
"Henry of Blois", Grove Art Online (2003)[6]
"Romanesque", Grove Art Online (2003).[7]
Personal life
editWest was born in April 1950 in Solihull, West Midlands.[8] In July 1974 he married Jane E. Edwards.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 2020-06-30. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ a b "Our Team". The Stained Glass Museum, Ely. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "Dr Jeffrey West". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ West, Jeffrey (2003). "Byzantine blossom". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T012839. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ West, Jeffrey (2003). "Anthemion". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T003162. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ West, Jeffrey (2003). "Henry of Blois". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T037602. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Fernie, Eric; Lyman, Thomas W.; Hicks, Carola; Baylé, Maylis; Tcherikover, Anat; Camus, M. T.; Johnson, Danielle Valin; Stratford, Neil; Borg, Alan; Moralejo, S.; d'Emilio, James; Dias, Pedro; Johnson, Faith; West, Jeffrey; Thurlby, Malcolm; Kahn, Deborah; Garton, Tessa; Stalley, Roger; Hülsen, A. v.; Verzar, Christine; Buchwald, Hans; Claussen, P. Cornelius; Williamson, Paul; Glass, Dorothy F.; d'Elia, Pina Belli; Sheppard, Carl D.; Smith, Elizabeth B.; Niehoff, F.; Will, Robert; et al. (2003). "Romanesque". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T072835. ISBN 9781884446054. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ England and Wales, Civil Registration of Birth Index, 1916-2005.
- ^ England and Wales, Civil Registration of Marriage Index, 1916-2005.