01401nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653001300053653003900066653001900105653001500124100001700139700002000156700001900176245014200195856004600337300002200383490000700405520075700412022001401169       2016                            d10achurch10agraffiti10aReflectance Transformation Imaging10aShip depiction10aundercroft1 aThomas Dhoop1 aCatriona Cooper1 aPenny Copeland00aRecording and Analysis of Ship Graffiti in St Thomas\textquoteright Church and Blackfriars Barn Undercroft in Winchelsea, East Sussex, UK  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1095-9270.12179  a296\textendash3090 v453 a<p>Two assemblages of ship graffiti were recorded using Reflectance Transformation Imaging in the ancient port town of Winchelsea. The engravings show characteristics common to most medieval ship graffiti in England, while displaying different levels of detail, which encouraged a nuanced interpretation. It is suggested that the ship graffiti demonstrate a multifaceted relationship with the sea. The St Thomas\textquoteright church graffiti could have been a means of spiritual protection and a devotional practice that cuts across different communities of practice and social groups. The seascape in Blackfriars Barn undercroft can be interpreted as an occasion of informal remembrance of the mustering of a large naval fleet before setting out.</p>  a1095-9270