The golden age of Irish art : the medieval achievement, 600-1200

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The golden age of Irish art : the medieval achievement, 600-1200

Peter Harbison

Thames and Hudson, 1999, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-359) and index

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Description

A comprehensive, chronological survey of Irish medieval art, from pre-history to the 12th century, this book is fully illustrated with photographs of architecture, illuminated manuscripts, objects in gold and silver, sculpture and much more.

Table of Contents

  • The prehistoric sources
  • the Christian revival
  • the 7th century
  • the 8th century - the golden age of the silversmith's and goldsmith's trade
  • the enlightenment of the 8th century and the start of the 9th century
  • the silversmith and goldsmith's trades at the end of the 8th and in the 9th century
  • the stone monumental crosses of the 9th and 10th century
  • the first churches
  • the artistic production of the Alb in the year 1000
  • the year 1000, between ruptures and traditions
  • the silversmith and goldsmith's trade at the end of the 11th and in the 12th century
  • Romanesque architecture and sculpture in the 12th century.

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