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Seven papers which aim to place early medieval insular sculpture more firmly in its social and cultural context, emphasising aspects of production and patronage, as well as the importance of monuments in the construction and maintenance of social memory. Contents: Approaching pre-Conquest stone sculpture: historiography and theory (Michael F. Reed); Another perspective on the origins and symbolic interpretations of animals in Early Medieval sculpture in Northern England and French Burgundy (Nicole M. Kleinsmith); Putting memory in its place: sculpture, cemetery topography and commemoration (Zoe L. Devlin); A cross-head from St Mary Castlegate, York, and its affiliations (Victoria Whitworth); Commemoration at York: the significance of Minster 42, Costauns grave-cover (Heather Rawlin-Cushing); Aspects of the Anglo-Saxon tradition in architectural sculpture and articulation: the overlap and beyond (Malcolm Thurlby); Laser scanning of the inscribed Hiberno-Romanesque arch at Monaincha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (Orla Murphy).

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Author:   Michael F Reed
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   542
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9781407308401

ISBN 10:   1407308408
Pages:   89
Publication Date:   05 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1) Approaching pre-Conquest stone sculpture: historiography and theory (Michael F. Reed); 2) Another perspective on the origins and symbolic interpretations of animals in Early Medieval sculpture in Northern England and French Burgundy (Nicole M. Kleinsmith); 3) Putting memory in its place: sculpture, cemetery topography and commemoration (Zoë L. Devlin);4) A cross-head from St Mary Castlegate, York, and its affiliations (Victoria Whitworth); 5) Commemoration at York: the significance of Minster 42, 'Costaun's' grave-cover (Heather Rawlin-Cushing); 6) Aspects of the Anglo-Saxon tradition in architectural sculpture and articulation: the 'overlap' and beyond (Malcolm Thurlby); 7) Laser scanning of the inscribed Hiberno-Romanesque arch at Monaincha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (Orla Murphy)

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