{"product_id":"the-golden-age-of-anglo-saxon-art","title":"The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art (1984)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the century before the Norman Conquest Anglo-Saxon England enjoyed a golden age of art and learning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eIlluminated manuscripts, sculpture, ivories, jewellery and metalwork were produced with unparalleled magnificence and craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eTwo hundred of the finest treasures, brought together for the first time from collections in England, Europe and America, are described and illustrated here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eThey include the Alfred Jewel, the Benedictionals of St Æthelwold and Archbishop Robert ,the Exeter Book and the Beowulf manuscript.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eAn introduction explains the origins of this great cultural revival and the monastic reform movement which inspired it. The book ends with a look at the legacy of Anglo-Saxon art in the years after 1066. It is published to accompany the exhibition of Anglo-Saxon art at the British Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book has been edited by Janet Backhouse and D. H. Turner of the British Library, and Leslie Webster of the British Museum. Other contributors are Marion Archibald, Martin Biddle, Michael Borrie, Richard Gei, Catherine Haith, Simon Keynes, Dominic Tweddle and Jeffrey West.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43069174251689,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780714105321-us.jpg?v=1684558447","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-golden-age-of-anglo-saxon-art","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}