The Franks Casket

Informationen zum Autor Leslie Webster was formerly Keeper of the Department of Prehistory and Europe in the British Museum. She specializes in the Anglo-Saxon period and was the co-editor of The Transformation of the Roman World, The Making of England and The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Leslie Webster, Webster Leslie
• Verlag: British Museum Publications
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780714128184
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-2818-4
• Seiten: 64
• Serien: Objects in Focus; Objects in Focus; Object in Focus
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft; ART / History / General, ART / Sculpture & Installation, History of Art, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Carvings: artworks, Carvings, masks, reliefs, Franks; Casket; whalebone; inscriptions; Anglo-Saxon