Ann Preston-Jones,Andrew Langdon,Elisabeth Okasha
Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall: Cornwall's Earliest, Tallest and Finest Medieval Stone Crosses
Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall: Cornwall's Earliest, Tallest and Finest Medieval Stone Crosses
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An illustrated guide to one hundred of the finest early Cornish stone crosses, dating from around AD 900 to 1300, is called Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall. It is the first ever accessible volume on the subject, combining detailed description and discussion of the crosses with information on access, color images, and suggestions for further reading. It is an approachable but academically rigorous work that includes analysis of the decorative designs and sculptural techniques, accompanied by high-quality photographs that illustrate the subtleties of each cross.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Winner of the Holyer an Gof Award 2022 (Leisure and Lifestyle)
An illustrated guide to one hundred of the finest early Cornish stone crosses, dating from around AD 900 to 1300. These characteristic features of the Cornish landscape are splendid examples of their type, exhibiting a wide geographical spread and a certain weather-beaten beauty.
The medieval stone crosses of Cornwall have long been objects of curiosity both for residents and visitors. This is the first ever accessible volume on the subject, combining detailed description and discussion of the crosses with information on access, color images, and suggestions for further reading. An approachable but academically rigorous work, it includes analysis of the decorative designs and sculptural techniques, accompanied by high-quality photographs that illustrate the subtleties of each cross, often hard to discern in situ.
Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall offers an ideal introduction for the general reader but will also prove essential to local historians, landscape historians, archaeologists, and anyone working in the area of Cornish studies or connected with the Cornish diaspora.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47788/NKIP4746
Weight: 544g
Dimension: 150 x 208 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781905816613
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