Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: art, word, war / edited by Claire Breay and Joanna Story
2018, 1st edition. London : British Library. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #428207
ISBN: 9780712352079
Physical description; 424 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. Notes; Catalog of an exhibition held at the British Library, October 19, 2018-February 19, 2019. Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-418) and indexes. Contents; Introduction / Joanna Story -- Anglo-Saxon England and the Continent / Joanna Story -- Language, learning and literature / Andy Orchard -- Interactions with Ireland / Bernard Meehan -- The emergence of a kingdom of England / Simon Keynes -- Conquests and continuities / Julia Crick -- Catalogue. Origins ; Kingdoms and conversion ; Mercia and its neighbours ; The rise of the West Saxons ; The emergence of England ; Language, learning and literature ; Natural science and medicine ; Reforming the kingdom and the church ; Music ; Art in the kingdom of England ; Conquests and landscape. Subjects; British Library ; Catalogs. British Library. British Library ; Exhibitions.British Library. Department of Manuscripts ; Exhibitions ; Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon ; Exhibitions.
Price: €45.00