Anglo-Saxon art : a new history by Webster, Leslie instant download

Anglo-Saxon art : a new history by Webster, Leslie instant download

256 pages : 25 cm, The seven centuries of the Anglo-Saxon period in England, roughly AD 400-1100, were a time of extraordinary and profound transformation in almost every aspect of its culture, culminating in a dramatic shift from a barbarian society to a recognizably medieval civilization. This book traces the changing nature of that art, the different roles it played in Anglo-Saxon culture, and the various ways it both reflected and influenced the changing context in which it was created, Includes bibliographical references and index, Reading the image, seeing the text -- Rome reinvented : the early inheritance -- Rome reinvented : the impact of Christianity -- Celtic connections, Eastern influences : sixth to ninth centuries -- Art and power : from Sutton Hoo to Alfred -- Mission and reform : eighth to eleventh centuries -- The North ascendant : the Viking impact