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Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Art metal-work, Medieval --- Catalogs.
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The Staffordshire Hoard is one of the great discoveries of British archaeology, an unparalleled treasure of the early Anglo-Saxon period. Chanced upon in summer 2009, in an ordinary field north of Birmingham, its hundreds of objects of the 6th to 7th centuries AD amount to a total of 4kg of gold and 1.7kg of silver. An archaeological excavation at the site was followed by a dedicated research project to understand why this trove of warriors and kings was buried, and what part it had played in the bloody cauldron of conflict that shaped early England.This book is an accessible account of the Staffordshire Hoard project and its findings. It tells of the discovery of the Hoard, the fundraising campaign to save it for the nation, and the scientific methods used to study it. Its many extraordinary objects are described in detail and lavishly illustrated: hundreds of gold, garnet and silver weapon fittings, unique sacred objects, Christian crosses, one magnificent helmet and more. The book also provides information on the places, people and events that place this remarkable find in context, with sections on the kingdom of Mercia and its neighbours, Anglo-Saxon warfare, religion, craft techniques and comparable archaeological sites.
Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon. --- Silverwork, Ancient. --- Staffordshire (England)
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Anglo-Saxons --- Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Treasure troves --- Staffordshire (England) --- Antiquities.
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The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure tells the story of the Staffordshire Hoard’s discovery and acquisition, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Key chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the Hoard’s intricate ornament, the techniques of Anglo-Saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in Britain and Europe, to place this most exceptional find in context. Finally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century.
Anglo-Saxons --- Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Treasure troves --- Staffordshire (England) --- Antiquities.
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The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure tells the story of the Staffordshire Hoard’s discovery and acquisition, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Key chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the Hoard’s intricate ornament, the techniques of Anglo-Saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in Britain and Europe, to place this most exceptional find in context. Finally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century.
Anglo-Saxons --- Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Treasure troves --- Staffordshire (England) --- Antiquities.
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Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Art metal-work, Medieval --- Arts du métal anglo-saxons --- Arts du métal médiévaux --- Catalogs --- Catalogues
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"This book investigates the topic of human imagery and hybrid human imagery rendered on metalwork of early Anglo-Saxon date recovered within eastern England (Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Norfolk), AD 400-680. It presents the first definitive catalogue of its kind for this region and timeframe. Taking inspiration from recent transitions in thinking on early medieval mortuary archaeology and art, the author consider such topics as the interrelationship between image, object and the user, the changing portrayal of human representation and the social implications of such developments and the emergence of new bodily gestures in representational art. These key themes may provide an understanding of how and why human imagery changed as it did, how and by whom it was deployed in life and death and the role that this type of imagery performed in the construction and presentation of social identity."--Back cover (page 4 of cover).
Antiquities. --- Archaeology, Medieval --- Archaeology, Medieval. --- Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon. --- Art metal-work, Medieval --- Art metal-work, Medieval. --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Funeral rites and ceremonies. --- Human figure in art. --- History --- To 1500. --- East Anglia (England) --- England --- Lincolnshire (England)
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Art metal-work, Anglo-Saxon --- -Stirrups --- -Horsemanship --- Anglo-Saxon art metal-work --- Catalogs --- Equipment and supplies --- England --- Antiquities --- -Catalogs. --- Stirrups --- Catalogs. --- -Catalogs --- Horsemanship --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales
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