Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire by Everson, Paul; Stocker, David;

Rövid leírás:

A detailed study of the late Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. Uses full descriptions of all known carvings as a platform for analysis of ecclesiastical and cultural location of stone-sculpture within late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman society.

Hosszú leírás:

Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Sculpture, XIV, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire surveys the counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire with a substantial catalogue of all known pre-Conquest stone sculpture, illustrated by high-quality photographs, maps, and interpretive drawings. A series of introductory chapters explore such topics as the history of previous scholarship, the geological and historical background, plus a detailed analysis of the new information afforded by these major survivals of Anglo-Saxon art and archaeology.

Stocker and Everson conclude that the great majority of stone sculpture from these two counties belongs to the final century of Anglo-Saxon England, during which period they were rapidly expanding ecclesiastical societies, and deeply influenced by the great monasteries of Peterborough and Ely. The quantity of eleventh-century material permits an analysis of the impact of the Norman conquest on aspects of social, ecclesiastical, and cultural life, which is a running theme through the narrative.

Tartalomjegyzék:

• 1: Earlier Research


• 2: Richard Ellison and Mark Barron: Regional Geology


• 3: Historical Background to the Sculpture


• 4: Style and Ornament


• 5: Introduction to the Monument Groupings


• 6: Architectural Sculpture


• 7: Conclusions


• 8: The Continuing Tradition


• Catalogue: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire


• Bibliography


• Photgraphic acknowledgements


• Illustrations 1-481


• Index