Pattern and Purpose in Insular Art: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Insular Art Held at the National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff

by Nancy Edwards, Alan Lane, Mark Redknap

The twenty-five papers, taken from a Cardiff conference in 1998, are concerned with Insular art in its broadest sense, encompassing studies of metalwork, manuscripts, sculpture and textiles, both recent discoveries and new investigations of well-known objects. They include material associated with Anglo-Saxon England as well as early Medieval Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and discoveries of Insular metalwork in Scandinavia. They are divided into five...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842170589
• ISBN13: 9781842170588
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 2.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 12.2"