The Art of the Anglo-Saxon Goldsmith: Fine Metalwork in Anglo-Saxon England

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Название: The Art of the Anglo-Saxon Goldsmith: Fine Metalwork in Anglo-Saxon England

Автор: Elizabeth Coatsworth

Издательство: Boydell Press | August

Год: 2002

Страниц: 318

ISBN: 0851158838

Формат: PDF

Размер: 3,8 MB

Язык Английский

Throughout the Anglo-Saxon period, goldsmiths produced work of a high standard in both design and craftsmanship, both for personal adornment, and to embellish bookbindings, reliquaries, vessels and weapons. Some works are well known, particularly the magnificent gold and garnet regalia from Sutton Hoo, but this represents only a fraction even of the surviving work, and much more has been lost. This book is the first to look at the goldsmiths' products through the eyes of both a specialist in the period and a practical craftsman, combining close examination of the surface and structure of the objects with analysis of inscriptions and evidence for design, and with literary and visual sources of evidence for smiths and their work. Archaeological and documentary evidence for workshops, tools and working processes is also assessed, and up-to-date technical information on materials and techniques is juxtaposed with new practical research to throw light on manufacturing and decorative processes, and, more widely, to give a fresh idea of the position of the goldsmith in his society.