Islands in a Global Context: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Insular Art (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781846825682)

These essays from over forty leading experts on Insular art c.AD400-1500 cross all media, including stone, vellum, cloth, metal, and glass. Along with its customary focus on art of the Insular world of Britain and Ireland, the papers also consider the contemporary European and Mediterranean background and context of Insular art, under the headings of motif, theme, symbol, transmission, translation and scholarship. Offering new perspectives on familiar objects and introducing new finds, like the other volumes in the series, this lavishly illustrated book is a must for all serious students of Insular art. [Subject: Art History, Insular Art, Early Middle Ages, Irish Studies, European Studies, Mediterranean Studies]

Author: Conor Newman
ISBN-10: 1846825687
ISBN-13: 9781846825682
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2017
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover