{"product_id":"early-anglo-saxon-christian-reliquaries-anthony-gibson-9781789694086","title":"Early Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries","description":"\u003ci\u003eEarly Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries\u003c\/i\u003e presents a corpus and discussion of a group of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy containers dating to the seventh and possibly eighth centuries, and variously described as work boxes, needle cases, amulet containers or Christian reliquaries. Seventy-one boxes, some incomplete or fragmentary, have been recorded from forty-nine sites across Anglo-Saxon England. A typology, material specification, drawings, design and construction principles are provided, and a nomenclature applicable to these containers is outlined. Catalogue entries give details of site location, description, decorative features and references. Three box types are identified, and a concluding discussion suggests that boxes of Types I and II had a Christian function and should be considered as reliquaries. Type III boxes had a secular function, and their purpose remains enigmatic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789694086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789694086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archaeopress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 16.38lbs","brand":"Anthony Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097074802943,"sku":"9781789694086","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-anglo-saxon-christian-reliquaries-anthony-gibson-9781789694086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}