Tomb - effigial

The National Monuments Service's description

From: Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. vol. 2, 238-9.

James Rice. C. 1482-5. N. side of nave of the Cathedral (WA009-005020-).
This monument of Kilkenny limestone consists of a large free standing table tomb on the north side of the nave. The mensa has a cadaver lying in an open shroud in high relief. The side panels are decorated with named figures as follows: on the W end, Margaret of Antioch, the Virgin Mary with the Infant, and Catherine of Alexandria; on the S side the Apostles Matthias, Jude, Simon, Mathew, Bartholomew, and Philip; on the E side Edward the Confessor, the Trinity, Patrick; on the N side the Apostles James Minor, Thomas, John, James Major, Andrew and Peter. The ends of the side panels have narrow niches with angels holding shields and the spandrels of all panels have small animals and foliage designs. The inscription is:
HIC JACENT JACOBUS RICE QUONDAM CIVIS ISTIOS CIVITATIS ET FUNDATOR [isti] US CAP [elle et katerina broun uxor] EIUS QUISQUIS ERIS, QUI TRANSIERIS STA PERLE [genda] PLORA SUM QUOD ERIS, FUI QUOD ES PRO ME PRECOR ORA EST NOSTRA SORTIS [transire] PE [r ostea] MORTIS NOSTRE CRISTE TO PETIMUS MISERERE QUAESUMUS QUI VENISTI REDIMERE PERDITOS NOLI MANARE REDEMPTOS
Dims. L 2.44m; Wth 0.98m; H 0.82m.
Roe 1970; Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 234-5, No. 255.

Roe, H. M. (1969) Cavdaver effigal monuments in Ireland. JRSAI 99, 1-19.
Hunt, J. (1974) Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600: a study of Irish tombs with notes on costume and armour, 2 vols. Irish University Press. Dublin.

Date of upload: 24 August 2010