Early Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries

This volume presents a corpus and discussion of seventy-one Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy containers from forty-nine sites across England dating to the seventh and possibly eighth centuries, and variously described as work boxes, needle cases, amulet containers or Christian reliquaries.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Anthony Gibson left school without educational qualifications and secured an apprenticeship with an engineering firm. After National Service served in Korea and the Far East with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, he started an engineering company. Here he remained as Managing Director until 2003 when a larger organisation purchased the company. In 1983, following a lifelong interest in archaeology and history, he enrolled at the University of Keele and obtained a diploma in Archaeology. Four years later he was accepted as a mature student at the University of Nottingham where he completed a BA(Hons) and MPhil in the subject.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Anthony Gibson
• Verlag: Archaeopress bar
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781789694086
• ISBN: 978-1-78969-408-6
• Seiten: 106
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Mittelalter; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike