The Cruciform Brooch and Anglo-Saxon England

by Toby F. Martin

Examination and analysis of one of the most important artefacts of Anglo-Saxon society, the cruciform brooch, setting it in a wider context.

Cruciform brooches were large and decorative items of jewellery, frequently used to pin together women's garments in pre-Christian northwest Europe. Characterised by the strange bestial visages that project from the feet of thesedress and cloak fasteners, cruciform brooches were especially common in eastern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843839938
• ISBN13: 9781843839934
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.7"