Canterbury Cathedral, Trinity Chapel: the archaeology of the mosaic pavement and setting of the shrine of St Thomas Becket

Review by Nathalie Cohen This monograph, the result of a project started by David Neal and Warwick Rodwell in 2015 to examine the historic floors in the eastern arm of Canterbury Cathedral, is a stunning achievement. Over nearly 400 pages, Neal and Rodwell provide a detailed description, context, and chronology for the opus Alexandrinum mosaic, limestone roundels, and other paving elements that make up the floors of the Trinity and Corona Chapels; a study which – somewhat surprisingly, given the significance of the fabric – has not been presented before. The authors’ examination of the floors is supported by a petrological analysis by Kevin Hayward that highlights the wide range