Patterns of inlaid tiles from churches in the diocese of Oxford
A plate book of 1845 by the artist W. A. Church, published in Wallingford, London, Oxford and Cambridge, recording medieval inlaid floor tile patterns from churches in the Oxford diocese for antiquaries and church builders. Each plate shows one tile square printed in dark red and mustard yellow, with the place name captioned beneath, such as South Stoke, Cromwath Gifford and West Hendred. The strongly two-colour geometric designs of interlaced arcs, quatrefoils, fleurs-de-lis and foliage offer a designer bold, reusable tile and repeat motifs.
