Leslie Webster

Broschiertes Buch

The Franks Casket

Beschreibung

This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions.

Autor

Leslie Webster is Keeper Emerita of the British Museum's Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory, and former Senior Curator of the Early Medieval Collections; she is also currently Visiting Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. She lectures and publishes widely on Anglo-Saxon art and archaeology, and has curated major exhibitions on Anglo-Saxon and Insular themes. Her most recent book is Anglo-Saxon Art: a New History (British Museum 2016).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: British Museum Press
• Seitenzahl: 55
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 149mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9780714128184
• ISBN-10: 071412818X
• Artikelnr.: 29930918