The Art of the Picts: Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotland
Author:   George Henderson ,  Isabel Henderson
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
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9780500289631


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 August 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   George Henderson ,  Isabel Henderson
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9780500289631


ISBN 10:   0500289638
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 August 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Criticism of Pictish Art: from ‘insular’ to Insular • 1. Diagnostic Features on Insular Art: A General Review • 2. Pictish Participation in Insular Art • 3. The Pictishness of Pictish Art • 4. Reassessing Pictish Metalwork • 5. Pictish Figurative Art • 6. Form and Function of Pictish Sculpture • 7. Form and Function of Pictish Sculpture II • 8. Losses

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'It is certainly the most important publication on its subject, and is moreover a huge pleasure to read: erudite, engaging, a beautifully written celebration of Pictish art' - Times Literary Supplement 'The best set of portraits ever made of Pictish art ... a benchmark in Pictish studies' - Antiquaries Journal 'Fascinating ... in-depth and intelligent ... a beautiful book, and would make a wonderful gift for someone interested in the Picts' - CuriousBookFans.co.uk 'It is a work of immense and generous scholarship' - History Scotland


'It is a work of immense and generous scholarship' - History Scotland 'Fascinating ... in-depth and intelligent ... a beautiful book, and would make a wonderful gift for someone interested in the Picts' - CuriousBookFans.co.uk 'The best set of portraits ever made of Pictish art ... a benchmark in Pictish studies' - Antiquaries Journal 'It is certainly the most important publication on its subject, and is moreover a huge pleasure to read: erudite, engaging, a beautifully written celebration of Pictish art' - Times Literary Supplement


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George Henderson is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Art at the University of Cambridge. Dr Isabel Henderson is a Fellow and Tutor at Newnham College, Cambridge. Working with her husband Geroge Henderson they have written numerous books between them, including Durrow to Kells (George Henderson) and The Picts (Isabel Henderson).

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