"The discussion is well informed and often insightful, nicely balancing the significance of inherited compositions and of original inventions, assessing the role of both ideological and aesthetic factors in artistic production....Highly recommended."--Choice
"A book which is produced as thoughtfully as it is written. The author draws upon a wide range of comparative material, Continental and Byzantine, and the footnotes are rich in references. The effect of a steady and probing intelligence asking repeated questions of the same objects is to bring them into a more complete light than has heretofore been the case. That a multitude of new questions will now crop us is the greatest testimony to the value of this consistently impressive monography."--Church History
"The author exhibits a thorough familiarity with Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, basing his observations on a daunting number of references. The years of labor and looking that went into its creation are obvious, and it is impressive both for its syntheses and originality."--American Historical Review
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* An exploration of the role of early medieval religious art in its historical context, focusing on England from the reign of Alfred the Great to the aftermath of the Norman conquest.
Tenth and eleventh century society expressed itself extensively through visual means, and the surviving material provides a rich body of evidence for the religious culture of the time. Combining visual and documentary evidence, The Role of Art in the Late Anglo-Saxon Church sheds new light on a wide range of magnificent art works and their functions, and offers fresh perspectives on the ecclesiastical history and beliefs of late Anglo Saxon England, with important implications for the study of early medieval civilization in general.
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