Where can i find more information about salisbury cathedral? Click here for Salisbury Cathedral's main website for full details about visiting the cathedral, services and events You can contact the library and archive directly by email:[email protected] or by phone: 01722 555107 Powered by CollectionsIndex+ Collections OnlineWhy did john constable paint salisbury cathedral? The cathedral is the subject of famous paintings by John Constable. As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury, who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left).Is the arcade at salisbury cathedral an arcade? Here at Salisbury the arcade is merely an arcade, and the effect is more like a layer cake with the upper tiers sitting on top of rather than extending from the lower level. Comparison of the nave elevations of Salisbury Cathedral and Amiens Cathedral Nave elevation, photos: Dr. Steven Zucker (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)Where does salisbury cathedrals purbeck marble come from? Sir Christopher, it seems, knew his business well. Salisbury Cathedral makes exceptional use of Purbeck marble. Now Purbeck marble is not marble, nor in this case, does it come from the Isle of Purbeck. It is crystalline limestone, and it was quarried in Corfe Castle, Dorset.
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