Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, XII, Nottinghamshire Hardback
by Paul (University of Keele) Everson, David (University of Leeds) Stocker
Part of the Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture series
Hardback
Description
Carved and decorated stone-work is a rare survival from the period before the Norman Conquest.
In Nottinghamshire it survives as large crosses and as small fragments - to be found in churches, in public spaces and in museum collections.
This is the first book to provide an authoritative listing, description and illustration of all examples of this type of decorated stone sculpture in Nottinghamshire.
Each example is illustrated in a substantial catalogue containing high quality photographs, maps and interpretative drawings.
In the introductory chapters the authors explore the geological and historical background of the sculptures and provide an overview of the types of style and ornament. The new information revealed by the systematic study of these major survivals of Anglo-Saxon art and archaeology demonstrates the major contribution that this category of material can make to an obscure and under-investigated period in Midlands history.
Nottinghamshire emerges with a distinctive identity in the pre-conquest period, having strong connections both with the Mercian state to its south and with the Northumbrians to the north.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages, c. 200 photographs; c. 30 line drawings and maps
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:24/02/2016
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- ISBN:9780197265956
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages, c. 200 photographs; c. 30 line drawings and maps
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:24/02/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780197265956
