About All Souls College, Oxford, England:
By the King of England and of Canterbury the Archbishop in 1438 was founded in Oxford the All Souls College. In 1442 was completed its final chapel and a stone reredos which is magnificent features.
The history of the All Souls College:
In 1438 by the Archbishop of Canterbury the Henry Chichele and by the King Henry VI was founded the All Souls College. To the society and learning the service of State and Church were the purposes it’s stated. As a chantry was founded the All Souls College, in Purgatory of those for the souls to pray be required its members that’s the meaning, the Hundred Years War during in France killed of those especially.
40 fellows and for a warden provided the statues, Holy Orders all would take of which, theology, arts and philosophy would study 24 and canon or civil law would study 16. From Abingdon by the Richard Chevynton who was a master mason between 1438 and 1442 was built of the All Souls College’s the fine chapel. From c.1447 dates the reredos which carved but by Puritans its destruction following completely has been rebuilt almost. The chapel roof probably designed the master carpenter John Branched but the Richard Tylor of a carver were the responsibility the angels.
As a chantry of the college’s role to the suppression led of the mid-16th century the reformation and were swept away its monuments of idolatrous. By the tastes of the 18th and 19th century is marked strongly the present chapel. In 1716 by the Sir James Thornhill was designed the gold and green screen.
At the All Souls College what to see:
At that time of building which was in fashion of Perpendicular version in the stripped down is designed the All Souls College. In New College and Merton College found also a T-pattern is its layout, no nave but with a transepts and chancel. Of the antechapel the great height and the roof which support the slender columns an elegant space create from 1461 to now for the College Servants, Wardens, memorials of Fellows and tombs.
As the Royal Window which is known in the west wall the stained glass window which is large. The mid-15th century dating from but restored much of it, in the Old Library of All Souls College it was located originally. Included originally the Henrys IV & VI, Edward the Confessor, Edward the Martyr, Athelstan, Edgar, Alfred, Edmund, Oswald, Arthur, Ethelbert and Constantine in the window the kings depicted. 15th century glass of some original contains in the antechapel the smaller windows.
The reredos and hammer beam roof of the original are features as the two most distinctive in the chapel proper. In about 1447 was constructed the reredos and of monarchs, bishops and saints an array contained originally, of a crucifixion scene on either side in curved rows arranged and at the apex to a Doom or the Last judgment rising. In the 1550s by the Puritans were smashed the original statues, but a wooden cover behind mostly survived the canopies and niches.
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