Celtic Ornament in the British Isles Down to A.D. 700

Celtic Ornament in the British Isles Down to A.D. 700
Author: Edward Thurlow Leeds
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780486420851

Focuses on less familiar relics from the pagan past, tracing the history and evolution of pre-Christian ornamentation from the earliest beginnings to A.D. 700. Great value to students of design and archaeology.

Rethinking Celtic Art

Rethinking Celtic Art
Author: Duncan Garrow
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1782978216

'Early Celtic art' - typified by the iconic shields, swords, torcs and chariot gear we can see in places such as the British Museum - has been studied in isolation from the rest of the evidence from the Iron Age. This book reintegrates the art with the archaeology, placing the finds in the context of our latest ideas about Iron Age and Romano-British society. The contributions move beyond the traditional concerns with artistic styles and continental links, to consider the material nature of objects, their social effects and their role in practices such as exchange and burial. The aesthetic impact of decorated metalwork, metal composition and manufacturing, dating and regional differences within Britain all receive coverage. The book gives us a new understanding of some of the most ornate and complex objects ever found in Britain, artefacts that condense and embody many histories.

Celtic Art in Europe

Celtic Art in Europe
Author: Christopher Gosden
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2014-08-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1782976566

The ancient Celtic world evokes debate, discussion, romanticism and mythicism. On the one hand it represents a specialist area of archaeological interest, on the other, it has a wide general appeal. The Celtic world is accessible through archaeology, history, linguistics and art history. Of these disciplines, art history offers the most direct message to a wider audience. This volume of 37 papers brings together a truly international group of pre-eminent specialists in the field of Celtic art and Celtic studies. It is a benchmark volume the like of which has not been seen since the publication of Paul Jacobsthal’s Early Celtic Art in 1944. The papers chart the history of attempts to understand Celtic art and argue for novel approaches in discussions spanning the whole of Continental Europe and the British Isles. This new body of international scholarship will give the reader a sense of the richness of the material and current debates. Artefacts of rich form and decoration, which we might call art, provide a most sensitive set of indicators of key areas of past societies, their power, politics and transformations. With its broad geographical scope, this volume offers a timely opportunity to re-assess contacts, context, transmission and meaning in Celtic art for understanding the development of European cultures, identities and economies in pre- and proto-history. Nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2016.

A Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-bowls with an Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia

A Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-bowls with an Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia
Author: Rupert Leo Scott Bruce-Mitford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198134107

Celtic hanging-bowls were produced from the fifth to the eleventh century and range from simple functional vessels to great masterpieces of the period. The first part of the publication sets the bowls in their historical and cultural background and discusses all key aspects of hanging-bowlresearch, including the much-disputed topics of origin, use, and chronology. The second part is a comprehensive and highly detailed catalogue, dealing with the whole series from Britain and Europe. The publication is lavishly illustrated with over a thousand black and white illustrations and eightcolour plates. This long-awaited book by the leading authority on the subject will become the definitive work on this distinctive class of Celtic artefact.

Experiencing the Frontier and the Frontier of Experience: Barbarian perspectives and Roman strategies to deal with new threats

Experiencing the Frontier and the Frontier of Experience: Barbarian perspectives and Roman strategies to deal with new threats
Author: Alexander Rubel
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789696828

This book considers the Roman Empire’s responses to the threats which were caused by the new geostrategic situation brought on by the crisis of the 3rd century AD, induced by the ‘barbarians’ who – often already part of Roman military structures as mercenaries and auxiliaries – became a veritable menace for the Empire.

Roman Frontier Archaeology – in Britain and Beyond

Roman Frontier Archaeology – in Britain and Beyond
Author: Nick Hodgson
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2022-11-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1803273453

Contributions by leading archaeologists and historians pay tribute to Paul Bidwell, admired for his ground-breaking work both in the south-west and the military north of Roman Britain. This collection will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in either the civil or military aspects of Roman Britain, or the frontiers of the Roman empire.

Art in the Eurasian Iron Age

Art in the Eurasian Iron Age
Author: Courtney Nimura
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1789253977

Since early discoveries of so-called Celtic Art during the 19th century, archaeologists have mused on the origins of this major art tradition, which emerged in Europe around 500 BC. Classical influence has often been cited as the main impetus for this new and distinctive way of decorating, but although Classical and Celtic Art share certain motifs, many of the design principles behind the two styles differ fundamentally. Instead, the idea that Celtic Art shares its essential forms and themes of transformation and animism with Iron Age art from across northern Eurasia has recently gained currency, partly thanks to a move away from the study of motifs in prehistoric art and towards considerations of the contexts in which they appear. This volume explores Iron Age art at different scales and specifically considers the long-distance connections, mutual influences and shared ‘ways of seeing’ that link Celtic Art to other art traditions across northern Eurasia. It brings together 13 papers on varied subjects such as animal and human imagery, technologies of production and the design theory behind Iron Age art, balancing pan-Eurasian scale commentary with regional and site scale studies and detailed analyses of individual objects, as well as introductory and summary papers. This multi-scalar approach allows connections to be made across wide geographical areas, whilst maintaining the detail required to carry out sensitive studies of objects.

Migration Art, A.D. 300-800

Migration Art, A.D. 300-800
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1995
Genre: Art metal-work, Germanic
ISBN: 0870997505

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The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn

The Romano-British Villa at Castle Copse, Great Bedwyn
Author: E. P. Allison
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780253328021

These efforts have shed light not only on the history of the villa itself, but also on the shifting focus of power over the course of a millennium at the sites associated with Castle Copse in the immediate region - the Iron Age hillfort of Chisbury, a post-Roman settlement, and a Saxon village destined to become an urban center.