The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England: Basic Readings

by Catherine E. Karkov (Editor)

This volume offers comprehensive coverage of the archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England, bringing together essays on specifi fields, sites and objects, and offering the reader a representative range of both traditional and new methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches to the subject.

Genres: Archaeology

524 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Catherine Karkov is professor of History of Art and head of the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. Her research centres on early medieval art, especially Anglo-Saxon art, and she has published two monographs, one on Anglo-Saxon art, and one on the relation between text and image in Anglo-Saxon literature. In the latter, whose focus is on MS Junius 11, she argues that a complete edition of the manuscript leaves out the many illustrations at its own peril; these illustrations occur at dramatic moments in the four poems and help elucidate the allegorical import of many passages.

Reviews

[Kate]

Outstanding resource, with a particularly helpful introductory essay by Kelley Wickham-Crowley on the history and state of Anglo-Saxon archaeology.