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"Bishop Courtenay Mantelpiece", erected by Bishop Peter Courtenay (d.1492) in the Bishop's Palace, Exeter, at some time between 1485 and 1492 (during the reign of King Henry VII (1485-1509) (as indicated by the royal herldry) and before the Bishop's death). The papers in the grate were burnt on departure from office on 30 June 2013 by Bishop Michael Langrish (information received from the Bishop's steward, who was somewhat annoyed as he had just given it a "final" clean in anticipation of his master's final departure). A 19th century copy, with updated arms, exists in the Dining Hall of Powderham Castle, Devon (birthplace of Bishop Courtenay, now seat of the Courtenay Earls of Devon), and another at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk. Top: royal arms of King Henry VII with two greyhounds as supporters; below which is is shown the arms of the See of Exeter; bottom row from left: Left: Arms of Dr Peter Courtenay (d.1492), Bishop of Exeter & Winchester, with supporters the Bohun swans, each collared with a crown and chained or. Motto beneath: "Arma Petri Exon(iensis) Epi(scopi)" (The arms of Peter, Bishop of Exeter). The bishop's great-great-grandmother was Margaret de Bohun (d.1390), the heiress of Powderham, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford. Middle: Arms of See of Exeter impaling arms of Dr Peter Courtenay (d.1492), Bishop of Exeter & Winchester, the shield surrounded by three dolphins embowed, the heraldic device of the Courtenay family Right: Arms of Courtenay of Powderham impaling Hungerford (arms of the bishop's father and mother). Supporters: two Courtenay boars each charged with a label of 3 points each point charged with 3 roundels. On a scroll above: "Honor deo et regi" (honour to God and the king); on a scroll below: "Arma p(at)rib(us) et matris" (The arms of his (fore)fathers and mother). In the 4 spandrels are the heraldic badges of the Hungerford family: a wheatsheaf and 3 conjoined sickles. The left border contains 3 tau crosses from each of which hang a bell, symbols of St Anthony the Great of Egypt (in 1470 Courtenay was appointed Master of St Anthony's Hospital in London). Top: Coat of arms of King Henry VII (1485-1509) with Tudor roses and Portcullis below, emblems of the first Tudor monarch. (See: Rev. George Oliver, Lives of the Bishops of Exeter and a History of the Cathedral, Exeter, 1861, pp.255-257) In 1883 no traces of colouring survived, thus the present colourings are modern. (See: Maria Halliday, A Delineation of the Courtenay Mantelpiece in the Episcopal Palace at Exeter by Roscoe Gibbs, Torquay, 1884) |
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| Source | Self-photographed I went to the Bishop's Palace a few months before and rang the imposing door bell at the huge front door, expecting to speak to some flunky in a tail coat. However, after waiting quite a while I rang again, and kept persevering, thinking at least some lowly servant would be home at all times. Then the door opened, and it was My Lord Reverend Bishop himself, somewhat flustered, informing me that I had interrupted his work! With much embarrassment I quickly explained that I wanted to photograph the Courtenay Mantelpiece, he said that wasn't possible as he used that room as his private sitting room and did not want to lose his privacy. He said that he was leaving the position of Bishop in a couple of months, so please arrange it after he had gone. Which I did, liasing with his steward. |
| Author | (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 14:23, 8 October 2013 (UTC)) |
| Other versions | Also uploaded to Flickr by author under another pseudonym |
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