{"product_id":"corpus-of-anglosaxon-stone-sculpture-xiv-cambridgeshire-and-huntingdonshire-9780197267561","title":"Corpus of AngloSaxon Stone Sculpture XIV","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorpus 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: 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","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358978212183,"sku":"9780197267561","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197267561.jpg?v=1754123068","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/corpus-of-anglosaxon-stone-sculpture-xiv-cambridgeshire-and-huntingdonshire-9780197267561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}