The Crucifixion Imagined in Stone Sculpture of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms /
This is first full account of the most portrayed figural subject in Anglo-Saxon sculpture: the Crucifixion. It brings together in a single volume a record of every known stone depiction related to the Crucifixion from the pre-Conquest kingdoms, from South West Scotland to the tip of Cornwall, each i...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
BRILL,
2026.
Series:
Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ;
29.
Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
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Call Number: N5305
| Summary: | This is first full account of the most portrayed figural subject in Anglo-Saxon sculpture: the Crucifixion. It brings together in a single volume a record of every known stone depiction related to the Crucifixion from the pre-Conquest kingdoms, from South West Scotland to the tip of Cornwall, each illustrated along with contemporary manuscript images and ivory carvings. It is an analytical study based on fieldwork over several decades with the objective of providing a central resource for scholars who may not have direct access to the dispersed and fragmentary material. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004755666 |