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Janet Backhouse, D. H. Turner, Leslie Webster, eds.
The Golden Age of Anglo Saxon Art, 966-1066.
Published London: British Museum Publications, 1984.
ISBN 0714105325;
ISBN-13 9780714105321.
Binding: paperback, stitch bound.
Printer: W. S. Cowell, Ipswich.
Size: 215x275x20mm.
Page count: 216pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: this copy has some mild scuffs and creases on the covers, and a heavy crease across the back cover, a bit of wear on the edges with the corners starting to fray; the spine is a bit faded with some creasing; pages starting to yellow with age; text appears to be free of marking.

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Weight without packaging: 1051g.

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Originally published to accompany an exhibition held at the British Museum.

Contents: 275 items catalogued under the following headings:
1. Legacy of Alfred: Manuscripts; Metalwork; Ivories; Stone sculpture; Wall painting;
2. Golden Age: Metalwork; Ivories; Stone sculpture; Glass; Ceramics; Coins; Dies; Trial piece;
3. After the Conquest: Manuscripts; Metalwork; Ivories.
plus individual essays:
Webster, Legacy of Alfred;
Turner, Illuminated manuscripts;
Webster, Metalwork & sculpture;
Gem, A-S architecture of the 10th & 11th cc.;
Backhouse, Literature, learning & documentary sources;
Archibald, A-S coinage, Alfred to the Conquest;
Backhouse, After the Conquest.

Illustrations: 244 monochrome, 36 in colour
Floorplans: 1

Introduction: 6pp, plus individual brief intros. to each main section
Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 7pp
Index: no

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See also | Anglo-Saxon art & architecture | Exhibition catalogues |
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