Royal wooden funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey.

The article offers information on the collection of royal wooden funeral effigies at Westminster Abbey. Topics covered include the recent conservation of the collection made for royal funerals between 1377 and 1625, the information on the collection's materials, construction and original appearance, accounts of royal funerals that describe the function and appearance of the effigies, and the extent of deterioration of the effigies since they were first used in royal funerals.