| The Franks Casket Contributor(s): Webster, Leslie (Author) |
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ISBN: 071412818X ISBN-13: 9780714128184 Publisher: British Museum Press OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Medieval - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Series: British Museum Objects in Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 8.1" (0.35 lbs) 55 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Leslie Webster helps the general reader to make sense of its iconography and meaning, the processes of its manufacture, and its somewhat confused history - it was rediscovered in modern times in France, whilst one panel remains in Florence. |
Contributor Bio(s): Webster, Leslie: - Leslie Webster is Keeper Emerita of the British Museum's Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory, and former Senior Curator of the Early Medieval Collections; she is also currently Visiting Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL. She lectures and publishes widely on Anglo-Saxon art and archaeology, and has curated major exhibitions on Anglo-Saxon and Insular themes. Her most recent book is Anglo-Saxon Art: a New History (British Museum 2016). |