The Iconography of Early Anglo-Saxon Coinage - Print on Demand

Zusatztext As this book so aptly shows, a considerable amount of history can be teased out of a careful analysis...a book on coins that can be enjoyably read cover to cover. Klappentext This is the first scholarly art historical appraisal of early Anglo-Saxon coinage. Anna Gannon examines the many coins produced during this most vibrant period of English coinage. She analyses their prototypes and explores their sources and parallels with contemporary arts! literature! and theology! setting their meaning in context. Zusammenfassung This is the first scholarly art historical appraisal of early Anglo-Saxon coinage. Anna Gannon examines the many coins produced during this most vibrant period of English coinage. She analyses their prototypes and explores their sources and parallels with contemporary arts, literature, and theology, setting their meaning in context.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Gannon, Anna (Assistant Curator (Early Medieval Coinage) Gannon, Gannon Anna
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2003
• EAN: 9780199254651
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925465-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 252 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Medieval History and Archaeology; Medieval History and Archaeolo; Medieval History and Archaeology; Medieval History and Archaeolo
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; England, ART / European, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, History of Art, British & Irish history, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Collecting coins, banknotes, medals and other related items, Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics), Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval