Author : International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. Conference
Release : 2016
Genre : Art, Anglo-Saxon
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 123/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Anglo-Saxon England and the Visual Imagination by : International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. Conference
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon England and the Visual Imagination written by International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. Conference. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the Anglo-Saxons visualize the world that they inhabited? How did their artwork and iconography help to confirm their identity as a people? What influences shaped their visual imagination? This volume brings together a wide range of scholarly perspectives on the role of visuality in the production of culture. Jewels, weapons, crosses, coins, and other artifacts; descriptive passages in literature; types of script; deluxe illuminated manuscripts; and runes and other written inscriptions, whether real or imagined -- all receive scrutiny in this collection of new essays. Noteworthy for its interdisciplinary scope, the volume features arresting work by experts in archaeology, art history, literary studies, linguistics, numismatics, and manuscript studies. The volume as a whole demonstrates the power of current scholarship to cast light on the visual imagination of the past.