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PICTISH AND VIKING-AGE CARVINGS FROM SHETLAND
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| By: |
Ian G. Scott, Anna Ritchie |
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Paperback |
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£7.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1902419634 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781902419633 |
| Publisher: |
ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ANCIENT & HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND |
| Pub. date: |
3 March, 2010 |
| Pages: |
64 |
| Description: |
A definitive guide to stone carving in Sheltand, featuring over 50 drawings. It covers Pictish, Viking and early Christian monuments and tells the fascinating stories of the unlikely places they have been discovered, from Pictish symbols in church walls to ogham inscriptions found in peat bogs. |
| Synopsis: |
Shetland flourished in Pictish and Viking times. Despite lying on the fringes of Europe, these islands were no backwater. A vibrant culture embraced new ideas and produced a wide range of early medieval stone carving. Christianity arrived by the eighth century, bringing literacy and the cults of saints, whose relics were preserved in stone shrines. More than a hundred carved stones survive, from Pictish symbol stones, grave-markers, elaborate cross-slabs and shrine parts, to a Viking hogback monument, runic inscriptions and a unique series of decorated stone discs. Ian G Scott has produced drawings of all of the remaining carvings - many of which are being published here for the first time - and Anna Ritchie sets these fine monuments and their art style within the wider archaeological context of Scotland between AD 600 and AD 1200. |
| Illustrations: |
75 full colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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