Elias of Dereham
Elias of Dereham (died 1246) was an English master stonemason designer, closely associated with Bishop Jocelin of Wells.
Elias became a Canon of Salisbury, and oversaw the construction of Salisbury Cathedral. He was also responsible for building work at Clarendon Palace.
The chapter house at Salisbury Cathedral displays a copy of Magna Carta. This copy was brought to Salisbury because Elias, who was present at Runnymede in 1215, was to distribute original copies of the document.[1] He died in 1246.
Gallery
Trinity Chapel, Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral from the north-east
Salisbury Cathedral plan
Salisbury Cathedral interior looking east
References
- Magna Carta Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, Icons of England Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
Further reading
- Nicholas Vincent, Dereham, Elias of (d. 1245), rev., Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 21 November 2007.
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