Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Volume VII: South-West England

Cramp, Rosemary

ISBN 10: 0197263348 / ISBN 13: 9780197263341

Published by Oxford University Press, London, 2006

Hardcover. 285pp+ plates and index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 27099

Synopsis:

This analytical catalogue of sculpture from the historic counties of Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire provides a new perspective on the artistic achievement of the late Saxon kingdom. The volume includes individual pieces of the highest quality such as the Bradford-on-Avon and Winterbourne Steepleton angels or the newly discovered figures from Congresbury. Most of the monuments were carved at a time when Wessex art was at its zenith in the tenth and eleventh centuries, a formative period for English cultural identity. This volume sets the sculpture within an historical, topographical and art-historical context, highlighting the close links with contemporary styles in manuscripts and metalwork. Full photographic records of each monument present many new illustrations unique to this volume. An indispensable research tool for all those interested in the early medieval world, this volume is also an authoritative aid for local historians.

About the Author: Dame Rosemary Cramp was Professor Emerita of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology at Durham University. Following an MLitt and position as Fellow and Lecturer at St Anne’s college, Oxford, she joined Durham University in 1955 and was instrumental in the founding of the Department of Archaeology. She specialised in the archaeology and art of the Anglo-Saxon era, with extensive contributions in archaeology and heritage, most notably excavations of the twin monastery of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, Hirsel and the founding of the Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. She published widely in the fields of early medieval archaeology, art, architecture and literature in numerous academic journals and series. She served the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, the British Museum, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission England (latterly Historic England), the Archaeological Data Service and the Council for British Archaeology and was President of the Society of Antiquaries of London from 2001-2004 and elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. Due to ill health she was unable to complete the East Midlands volume and passed away on the 28th April 2023.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Volume...
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good