Scotland in Early Christian Times 2 Volume Set
Author:   Joseph Anderson
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108082686


Pages:   586
Publication Date:   31 August 2020
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Scotland in Early Christian Times 2 Volume Set


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Joseph Anderson (1832-1916), curator of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, delivered the Rhind lectures of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland from 1879 to 1882 as a sequence on the ancient history of Scotland, and subsequently published them in book form. His lectures on early Christian Scotland were published in two volumes in 1881, and begin with a consideration of the materials and methods of archaeology before describing the material remains of church buildings and the related round towers found in both Scotland and Ireland. Volume 1 continues with an examination of artefacts of the Celtic church, from manuscript books such as the Lindisfarne Gospels to bells and the characteristic stone crosses. Volume 2 considers the apparently secular remains of decorative stonework and metalwork, with two final lectures describing inscriptions in Roman, runic, Celtic and Ogham scripts. Anderson's other Rhind lectures are also reissued in this series.

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Author:   Joseph Anderson
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781108082686


ISBN 10:   1108082688
Pages:   586
Publication Date:   31 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Volume 1: Prefatory note; 1. Materials and methods; 2. Structural remains; 3. Structural remains (cont.); 4. Existing relics: books; 5. Existing relics: bells; 6. Existing relics: crosiers and reliquaries; Index. Volume 2: Prefatory note; 1. Decorative metal-work, brooches, etc.; 2. Decorative stonework, monuments; 3. The art of the monuments; 4. The symbolism of the monuments; 5. Inscribed monuments, in Celtic and ogham; 6. Inscribed monuments, in runic and Roman letters; Index.

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