Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture, XI, Early Cornish Sculpture

This volume records all the early (pre- and post-Conquest) sculpture in Cornwall. It shows that sculpture is the most tangible survivor of a significant period of transition as Cornwall became part of England.

List of contents

• 1: Earlier Research and Methodology


• 2: Regional Geology and Topography


• 3: Historical Background to the Sculpture


• 4: Archaeological Background to the Sculpture


• 5: Monument Types


• 6: Ornamental Repertoire


• 7: Inscriptions


• 8: Groups, Dating and Relationships


• 9: Continuing Tradition


• 10: Composition of the Entries in the Catalogue


• CATALOGUE

About the author

Ann Preston-Jones is an independent scholar.

Elizabeth Okasha is Head of Language Centre for English as a Foreign Language, University College Cork.

Summary

This volume records all the early (pre- and post-Conquest) sculpture in Cornwall. It shows that sculpture is the most tangible survivor of a significant period of transition as Cornwall became part of England.

Product details

• Authors: Elisabeth Okasha, Elisabeth (Head of Language Centre for English as a Foreign Language Okasha, Okasha Elisabeth, Ann Preston-Jones, Ann (Independent Scholar Preston-Jones, Ann (Independent Scholar) Preston-Jones, Ann (Independent Scholar) Okasha Preston-Jones, Preston-Jones Ann
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2014
• EAN: 9780197265659
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726565-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture; Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Cornwall, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ART / European, ART / Sculpture & Installation, sculpture, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Archaeology by period / region, Medieval European archaeology, Medieval style, ART / History / European / Medieval