Icons of Irishness from the Middle Ages to the Modern World [electronic resource] /
Williams, M.author.
From majestic Celtic crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity at its most medieval abound in contemporary culture. Consdering both scholarly and popular perspectives this book offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.
Introduction: Icons of Irishness -- Visualizing antiquity -- Classifying taste -- Meet me at the fair -- Keepsakes and souvenirs -- Proclaiming independence, expressing solidarity.
From majestic Celtic crosses to elaborate knotwork designs, visual symbols of Irish identity at its most medieval abound in contemporary culture. Consdering both scholarly and popular perspectives this book offers a commentary on the blending of pasts and presents that finds permanent visualization in these contemporary signs.
Europe-History-476-1492.
Literature, Medieval.
Great Britain-History.
British literature.
Fine arts.
Classical literature.
History of Medieval Europe.
Medieval Literature.
History of Britain and Ireland.
British and Irish Literature.
Fine Arts.
Classical and Antique Literature.