Burying Richard
Feb. 14th, 2013 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphiloRoyal tombs have ceased to be showy. The last British royals to get a raised catafalque with recumbent effigies were George V and Queen Mary. George VI and Queen Elizabeth have a plain slab- flush to the floor- with nothing on it but their names and dates. This is in accord with modern taste. I think it's unlikely the present Queen will get anything grander.
The Richard III Society have released a design for Richard's tomb. It's a marble chest with heraldic doodads and brass inlay- a conservative compromise between medieval splendour and modern simplicity. I don't hate it but I'd rather it was one thing or the other. Lets give the commission to a mad artist and then cross our fingers and hold our breath or do as we'd do for a modern royal.
The Richard III Society have released a design for Richard's tomb. It's a marble chest with heraldic doodads and brass inlay- a conservative compromise between medieval splendour and modern simplicity. I don't hate it but I'd rather it was one thing or the other. Lets give the commission to a mad artist and then cross our fingers and hold our breath or do as we'd do for a modern royal.
