Early medieval sculpture in Britain and Ireland
By: edited by John Higgitt.
Contributors: Higgitt, John.; Association of Art Historians (Great Britain). Conference
Series: BAR British series ;; 152
Publisher: B.A.R.
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Oxford, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Sculpture, Anglo-Saxon -- Themes, motives.; Sculpture, Irish -- Themes, motives.; Sculpture, Medieval -- Ireland -- Themes, motives.; Christian art and symbolism -- Great Britain -- Medieval, 500-1500 -- Themes, motives.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Papers originally presented at the 1984 Conference of the Association of Art Historians at Edinburgh.
Table of contents: title: A crucifixion plaque from Cumbria / Richard N. Bailey; title: The south cross, Clonmacnois / Nancy Edwards; title: A group of early Christian carved stone monuments in County Donegal / Peter Harbison; title: The "David cycle" in Pictish art / Isabel Henderson; title: Words and crosses / John Higgitt; title: Principles of design in free-style carving in the Irish Sea Province, c. 800 to c. 950 / James Lang; title: The Keills cross in Knapdale, the Iona School, and the Book of Kells / Douglas Mac Lean.