Ann Preston-Jones, Andrew Langdon, Elisabeth Okasha

Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall

Cornwall's Earliest, Tallest and Finest Medieval Stone Crosses

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide to one hundred of the finest early Cornish stone crosses, illustrated with colour photographs. These characteristic features of the Cornish landscape date from around AD 900 to 1300. This accessible, but academically rigorous, work includes an analysis of the decorative designs and techniques of the sculpture. With information on access.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Exeter Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 207mm x 148mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781905816613
• ISBN-10: 1905816618
• Artikelnr.: 61416764

Autorenporträt

Ann Preston-Jones has an extensive knowledge of the county's archaeology, with over thirty years' experience working for Historic England and Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Her experience is mostly in the care, conservation and management of those sites which make Cornwall special and she has a particular passion for sculptured stone monuments. Andrew Langdon has been recording and researching the stone crosses of Cornwall, as well as medieval ecclesiastical monuments more generally, throughout his lifetime, beginning when he was still at school. He has written extensively on the crosses and has much practical experience in their repair and restoration. Elisabeth Okasha spent most of her working life in University College Cork, retiring as professor emerita. Her research interests and publications are mainly in the area of early medieval inscriptions, covering those in Anglo-Saxon England, Cornwall, Pictland and Ireland.