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Covering the arts of Ireland and England with some incursions onto mainland Europe, where the same stylistic influences are found, the terms “Insular” and “Anglo-Saxon” are two of the most problematic in medieval art history. 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. It is a style that is closely related to the more narrowly defined Anglo-Saxon. 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. The studies in this volume, which were undertaken by some of the most eminent scholars in the field, highlight the close interaction between the two worlds of Ireland and England in the early medieval period. 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. Broderick III, Michelle P. 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. Tilghman, and Benjamin Withers.

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Author:   Colum Hourihane (Index of Christian Art)
Publisher:   Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Imprint:   Index of Christian Art, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Volume:   13
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780983753704

ISBN 10:   0983753709
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   14 September 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction 1. New Finds versus the Beginning of the Narrative on Insular Gospel Books Nancy Netzer 2. Recent Trends in Dating Works of Insular art Lawrence Nees 3. Southumbrian Book Culture: The Interface Between Insular and Anglo-Saxon Michelle P. Brown 4. Metalwork in Ireland from the Later Seventh to the Ninth Century; A Review Michael Ryan 5. Looking to Byzantium: Light, Color and Cloth in Insular Art Heather Pulliam 6. Insular Chrismals and House-Shaped Shrines in the Early Middle Ages Neil O Donoghue 7. Writing in Tongues: Mixed Scripts and Style in Insular Art Ben C. Tilghman 8. Reclaiming the Apocalypse Majestas Panel for the Ruthwell Cross Paul Meyvaert 9. An Irish Stroke of European Genius, Irish High Crosses and the Emperor Charles the Bald Peter Harbison 10. High Crosses, The Sun's Course, and Local Theologies at Kells and Monasterboice Eamonn O Carragain 11. Appropriating Victoria: Intercultural Transformations of a Visual Motif Carol Neuman de Vegvar 12. St. John the Divine: Between Two Worlds Jennifer O Reilly 13. Vox Ecclesiae: Performance and Insular Manuscript Art Carol Farr 14. The Image in the Arenberg Gospels of Christ beginning to be What He Was Not Jane Rosenthal 15. Satan's Mandorla: Translation, Transformation, and Interpretation in Late Anglo-Saxon England Benjamin Withers 16. The Veil of Moses as Exegetical Image in the Illustrated Old English Hexateuch (London, BL Cotton MS Claudius B.iv) Herbert R. Broderick III 17. The Binding of the Stonyhurst Gospel of St. John and St. John Martin Werner

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Colum Hourihane is Director of the Index of Christian Art, Princeton University.

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