This paper examines the Angel Choir of Lincoln Cathedral (c. 1256–80) from the perspective of two interrelated concepts: the heavenly Jerusalem and joy. Building on previous scholarly discussions of the choir’s unusual creativity and profusion of organic and iconographic decoration, it traces connections between the choir and the rich corpus of writing on the joys of the heavenly Jerusalem. In juxtaposition with the hagiography of St Hugh, this opens a valuable seam of meaning and offers a possible explanation for the choir’s decorative intensity. It also reveals a number of ways, previously unnoted, in which Hugh of Avalon and his spirituality are recalled by the choir built to house his relics.

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“为耶路撒冷而生的人的脸”：林肯大教堂和Joy1的天使合唱团

本文从两个相关概念的角度考察了林肯大教堂的天使合唱团（约1256–80年）：天上的耶路撒冷和欢乐。在先前关于合唱团非同寻常的创造力以及有机和图像装饰的大量学术讨论的基础上，它追溯了合唱团与丰富的文学作品之间的联系，这些作品涉及天堂般的耶路撒冷之乐。与圣休（St Hugh）的摄影术并置时，这开启了宝贵的含义，并为合唱团的装饰强度提供了可能的解释。它还揭示了许多以前未曾注意到的方法，其中阿瓦隆的休和他的灵性被修建用来存放他的遗物的合唱团所回忆。