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Description: | The University has in its collection six maces, three medieval and three from the 20th and 21st centuries. The three medieval maces, the Mace of the Faculty of Arts (completed 1418-19), the Mace of the Faculty of Canon Law (mid-15th century) and the Mace of St Salvator’s College (1461) are of outstanding workmanship. The modern maces are: the Mace of the School of Medicine (1949, designed by C. d’O Pilkington Jackson), the University Mace (1958, designed by Leslie Durbin) and the Rector’s Mace (2002, designed by Donald Wintersgill). The Mace of the Faculty of Arts is thought to have been made in France. It is of silver, partly gilt, with a hexagonal head in three ascending tiers. The angels on the lowest tier support shields, while the second level has engraved, and originally enamelled, figures on each of the six panels. The Mace of the Faculty of Canon Law is not as fine as the Mace of the Faculty of Arts, though it is similar in design. It is thought to have been made in Scotland, using the Arts Mace as a model. It is of silver, partly gilt, with a hexagonal head in three ascending tiers. The lowest tier has an angel on each face. The Mace of St Salvator’s College is the most elaborate of the maces and was commissioned for the College by its founder, Bishop Kennedy, in 1461. The mace is of gilded silver, with a core of iron. The head takes the form of an intricate hexagonal shrine. In the centre, standing on a globe, is the figure of the Holy Saviour. There are three castellated projections from the shrine, each containing an angel facing the centre and bearing symbols of the Passion. Underneath these are three chained devils holding shields. On a level with these, and below the open sides of the shrine, are three figures of a king, a bishop and (probably) a merchant, representing the Three Estates of medieval Scotland. Six lions guard the base. The Maces are the physical representation of the University’s authority and are still in use today at graduation and other formal events, as the oldest maces have been since the 15th century. | Subjects: | MEDICINE KENNEDY Mace of St Salvator's College Mace of the Faculty of Arts ARTS RECTOR Decorative and Applied Art Mace of the Faculty of Canon Law SCOTTISH HISTORY BISHOP JAMES ST SALVATOR'S COLLEGE maces | Source: | University of St Andrews | Address: | KY16 9AJ | Creator: | University of St Andrews | Contributor: | University of St Andrews | Identifier: | HC:C6 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | HC:C5 |
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