Insular and Anglo-Saxon Art and Thought in the Early Medieval Period (The Index of Christian Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0983753709 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent in every sense This is a beautifully produced book, loaded with excellent information and objective in its approach to the controversial and uncertain areas.
Colum Hourihane is Director of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.
Broderick III, Michelle P. Originally used to define the manuscripts of ninth- and tenth-century Ireland and the north of England, “Insular” is now more widely applied to include all of the media of these and earlier periods. Brown, Carol Farr, Peter Harbison, Paul Meyvaert, Lawrence Nees, Nancy Netzer, Carol Neuman de Vegvar, Éamonn Ó Carragáin, Neil O’Donoghue, Jennifer O’Reilly, Heather Pulliam, Jane Rosenthal, Michael Ryan, Ben C. Studies deal with topics as diverse as the Books of Kells and Durrow, the high cross, reliquaries, and shrines as well as issues of reception, liturgy, color, performance, and iconography.The contributors are Herbert R. Tilghman, and Benjamin Withers.. Stretching from the sixth or seventh centuries possibly to the late eleventh century, these styles are two of the most innovative of the Middle Ages. Covering the arts of Ireland and England with s
About the AuthorColum Hourihane is Director of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.