The Golden age of Anglo-Saxon art, 966-1066 / edited by Janet Backhouse, D.H. Turner, Leslie Webster ; with contributions by Marion Archibald [and others]

Backhouse, Janet [ed]

1984, First Edition. London : Published by British Museum Publications Limited for the Trustees of the British Museum and the British Library Board. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #448276
ISBN: 0714105325

Physical description; 216 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Accompanies the exhibition held at the British Museum and the British Library. Exhibition held: 1984. Contents; pt. 1. The legacy of Alfred. The legacy of Alfred / Leslie Webster -- Manuscripts -- Metalwork -- Ivories -- Stone sculpture -- Wall painting -- pt. 2. The golden age. Illuminated manuscripts / D.H. Turner -- Metalwork and sculpture / Leslie Webster -- Metalwork -- Ivories -- Stone sculpture -- Glass -- Ceramics -- Anglo-Saxon architecture of the 10th and 11th centuries / Richard Gem -- Literature, learning and documentary sources / Janet Backhouse -- Anglo-Saxon coinage, Alfred to the Conquest / Marion M. Archibald -- Coins -- Dies -- Trial piece -- pt. 3. After the Conquest. After the Conquest / Janet Backhouse -- Manuscripts -- Metalwork -- Ivories. Subjects; Art, Anglo-Saxon Exhibitions. Art, Medieval England Exhibitions. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Exhibitions.

Price: €18.95