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The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-Bowls: with An Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia
Rupert Bruce-Mitford
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Description for The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-Bowls: with An Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia
Hardcover. Oxbow writes: This is the book that was to have been Sutton Hoo Vol 4! It is the great corpus of hanging bowls that was sparked off by Bruce-Mitford's study of the bowls found in the Sutton Hoo burial, but it outgrew that project, and despite Bruce-Mitford continuing to work on it after he retired from the BM, he did not complete it, and it is .. Num Pages: 550 pages, 8 pp colour plates, numerous halftones, line drawings, and tables. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 227 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1848. 8vo. Illustrated Good copy.
Early Ireland. Irish Archaeology.
Revolutionary Ireland
Celtic hanging-bowls were produced from the fifth to the eleventh century and range from simple functional vessels to great masterpieces of the period. The first part of the publication sets the bowls in their historical and cultural background and discusses all key aspects of hanging-bowl research, including the much-disputed topics of origin, use, and chronology. The second part is a comprehensive and highly detailed catalogue, dealing with the whole series from Britain and Europe. The publication is lavishly illustrated with over a thousand black and white illustrations and eight colour plates. This long-awaited book by the leading authority on the ... Read more
Early Ireland. Irish Archaeology.
Revolutionary Ireland
Celtic hanging-bowls were produced from the fifth to the eleventh century and range from simple functional vessels to great masterpieces of the period. The first part of the publication sets the bowls in their historical and cultural background and discusses all key aspects of hanging-bowl research, including the much-disputed topics of origin, use, and chronology. The second part is a comprehensive and highly detailed catalogue, dealing with the whole series from Britain and Europe. The publication is lavishly illustrated with over a thousand black and white illustrations and eight colour plates. This long-awaited book by the leading authority on the ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198134107
SKU
KEX0283027
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99-1
About Rupert Bruce-Mitford
Rupert Bruce-Mitford was formerly Keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities in the British Museum Sheila Raven is Archaeology Assistant and Post-Excavation Manager in the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford
Reviews for The Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-Bowls: with An Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia
The catalogue entries are meticulous, with expansive use of images and illustrations ... This Corpus certainly raises the bar for future catalogues ... Not only does this Corpus add to the source materials available for the early medieval period, but it will also invigorate interest and investigation into one of the more curious artefacts to be created in the insular ... Read more