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Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, XII, Nottinghamshire
Paul Everson
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Description for Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, XII, Nottinghamshire
Hardback. An authoritative illustrated catalogue of all examples of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in Nottinghamshire. Introductory chapters explore the geological and historical background of the sculptures and provide an overview of the types of style and ornament. New information reveals Nottinghamshire's distinctive identity in the pre-conquest period. Series: Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Num Pages: 300 pages, c. 200 photographs; c. 30 line drawings and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; 3F; ACK; AFKB; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 215. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture
Condition
New
Weight
1689g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265956
SKU
V9780197265956
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Ref
99-16
About Paul Everson
Paul Everson is Honorary Lecturer at the University of Keele. David Stocker is Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds.
Reviews for Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, XII, Nottinghamshire
this volume maintains all that is excellent about previous CASSS volumes, while demonstrating that, despite a formulaic methodology, new approaches and, consequently, new insights can be generated within the current scope of this long- running project.
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