Abstract
Abstract Excavations in 1974 at Warden Abbey in Bedfordshire, a major Cistercian house in the south of England, uncovered paving of exceptional beauty and interest. Post excavation analysis has produced new and detailed information about medieval tilers’ techniques. Remnants of complex and highly decorated ceramic pictures alter previous conceptions of tiling as a humble craft, raising it to an art form. A craftsman's code incised on the normally hidden faces of the tiles informs us that their creators were not merely ingenious but literate and numerate to an advanced degree.
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