David M. Wilson

Broschiertes Buch

Manx Crosses: A Handbook of Stone Sculpture 500-1040 in the Isle of Man

Beschreibung

This is the first general survey of the carved stone crosses of the Isle of Man (late 5th to mid-11th century) for more than a century, providing a new view of the political and religious connections of the Isle of Man in a period of great turmoil in the Irish Sea region. The book also includes an up-to-date annotated inventory of the monuments.

Autor

David M. Wilson, Director of the British Museum from 1977-1992, is a leading authority on the Viking Age and has written a number of studies of the art and archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon period and the Viking Age in their Northern European context. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and lives in the Island.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Archaeopress
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 170mm x 239mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781784917562
• ISBN-10: 1784917567
• Artikelnr.: 54334771