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Author:   James Graham-Campbell (Emeritus Professor of Medieval Archaeology, University College London; Fellow of the British Academy) ,  Michael Ryan (Director, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   157
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.873kg
ISBN:  

9780197264508

ISBN 10:   0197264506
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   24 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: History, Law, Language and Literature 1: Patrick P. O'Neill: The Irish role in the origins of the Old English alphabet: a re-assessment 2: Roy Flechner: An Insular tradition of ecclesiastical law: fifth to eighth century 3: Diarmuid Scully: Bede's Chronica Maiora: early Insular history in a universal context 4: Damian Bracken: Rome and the Isles: Ireland, England and the Rhetoric of Orthodoxy 5: Paul Russell: 'Ye shall know them by their names': names and identity among the Irish and the English 6: Juliet Mullins: Trouble at the White House: Anglo-Irish relations and the cult of St Martin 7: Fiona Edmonds: The practicalities of communication between Northumbrian and Irish churches c.635-735 Part II: Art History and Material Culture 8: Egon Wamers: Behind animals, plants and interlace: Salin's Style II on Christian objects 9: Susan Youngs: Anglo-Saxon, Irish and British relations: hanging-bowls reconsidered 10: Raghnall O Floinn: The Anglo-Saxon connection: Irish metalwork AD400-800 11: Ewan Campbell: Anglo-Saxon/Gaelic interaction in Scotland 12: David Griffiths: Sand-dunes and stray finds: evidence for pre-Viking trade? 13: Mark Redknap: Glitter in the dragon's lair: Irish and Anglo-Saxon metalwork from pre-Viking Wales (c.400-850) 14: David M. Wilson: Stylistic influences in early Manx sculpture 15: Tomas O Carragain: Cemetery settlements and local churches in pre-Viking Ireland in light of comparisons with England and Wales 16: Jennifer O'Reilly: 'All that Peter stands for': the romanitas of the Codex Amiatinus reconsidered 17: Jane Hawkes: Studying early Christian sculpture in England and Ireland: the object of art history or archaeology? Part III: Addendum 18: Maire Ni Mhaonaigh: Of Saxons, a Viking and Normans: Colman, Gerald and the monastery of Mayo

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The contributions to Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings are informative and provided with numerous and helpful illustrations. These essays demonstrate how much has been accomplished in early Irish and Anglo-Saxon studies and offer directions for future investigations. * Benjamin Hudson, H-Net Reviews * an interesting, wide-ranging and important collection of essays * Elizabeth Boyle, Medieval Archaeology * a very impressive collection of papers. * Clare Downham, English Historical Review *

The contributions to Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings are informative and provided with numerous and helpful illustrations. These essays demonstrate how much has been accomplished in early Irish and Anglo-Saxon studies and offer directions for future investigations. Benjamin Hudson, H-Net Reviews

a very impressive collection of papers. Clare Downham, English Historical Review an interesting, wide-ranging and important collection of essays Elizabeth Boyle, Medieval Archaeology The contributions to Anglo-Saxon/Irish Relations before the Vikings are informative and provided with numerous and helpful illustrations. These essays demonstrate how much has been accomplished in early Irish and Anglo-Saxon studies and offer directions for future investigations. Benjamin Hudson, H-Net Reviews

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