An Introduction to Irish High Crosses  -  Richardson, Hilary & Scarry, John

KORTE INHOUD

This book provides a comprehensive look at the magnificent high crosses of Ireland, which belong to a period stretching from the seventh to the twelfth centuries. The most remarkable and attractive of all the monuments dotted around the Irish countryside, they are also of international importance in early medieval art as the crosses of Ireland and Britain are virtually the only elaborate free-standing monuments of the early Middle Ages in all western Europe. In this attractive and informative book, the sali...
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1990 Uitgever: The Mercier Press 152 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0853429545 ISBN-13: 9780853429548