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Book SynopsisCorpus of Anglo-Saxon Sculpture, XIV, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire surveys the counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire with a substantial catalogue of all known pre-Conquest stone sculpture, illustrated by high-quality photographs, maps, and interpretive drawings. A series of introductory chapters explore such topics as the history of previous scholarship, the geological and historical background, plus a detailed analysis of the new information afforded by these major survivals of Anglo-Saxon art and archaeology. Stocker and Everson conclude that the great majority of stone sculpture from these two counties belongs to the final century of Anglo-Saxon England, during which period they were rapidly expanding ecclesiastical societies, and deeply influenced by the great monasteries of Peterborough and Ely. The quantity of eleventh-century material permits an analysis of the impact of the Norman conquest on aspects of social, ecclesiastical, and cultural life, which is a runnin
Table of Contents1: Earlier Research 2: Richard Ellison and Mark Barron: Regional Geology 3: Historical Background to the Sculpture 4: Style and Ornament 5: Introduction to the Monument Groupings 6: Architectural Sculpture 7: Conclusions 8: The Continuing Tradition Catalogue: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Bibliography Photgraphic acknowledgements Illustrations 1-481 Index
