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CORPUS OF ANGLO-SAXON STONE SCULPTURE VOLUME VIII WESTERN YORKSHIRE

by Elizabeth Coatsworth

Published by Oxford University Press. 1st. 2008

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. This volume in the acclaimed Corpus series completes the cataloguing of the stone sculptures of Yorkshire and boosts our understanding of the artistic development of southern Northumbria in the pre-Viking and Anglo-Scandinavian periods. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos.

Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper has a 1" closed tear to lower edge of front panel (no loss) and is a little scuffed.`

ISBN: 9780197264256
Stock no. 1828101

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Contents

  • Chapter I. Earlier Research
  • Chapter II. Historical Background to the Sculpture
  • Chapter III. Regional Geology by G. K. Lott
  • Chapter IV. Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian Period Forms
  • Chapter V. Anglian and Anglo-Scandinavian Period Ornament
  • Chapter VI. Figural Sculpture
  • Chapter VII. The Sculptures - Distribution and Dating
  • Chapter VIII. The Inscriptions by D. N. Parsons
  • Catalogue: Western Yorkshire
  • Appendices A-C
  • Form and Motif Table
  • Bibliography
  • Photographic Acknowledgments: Note on reductions
  • Illustrations: Wester Yorkshire
  • Illustrations: Appendix A
  • Illustrations: Comparative material
  • Index

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