Early Anglo-Saxon Christian reliquaries / Anthony Gibson.
| Author/creator | Gibson, Anthony |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2022] |
| Description | xviii, 83 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Early Anglo-Saxon Christian Reliquaries presents a corpus and discussion of a group of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy containers dating to the seventh and possibly eighth centuries, and variously described as work boxes, needle cases, amulet containers or Christian reliquaries. Seventy-one boxes, some incomplete or fragmentary, have been recorded from forty-nine sites across Anglo-Saxon England. A typology, material specification, drawings, design and construction principles are provided, and a nomenclature applicable to these containers is outlined. Catalogue entries give details of site location, description, decorative features and references. Three box types are identified, and a concluding discussion suggests that boxes of Types I and II had a Christian function and should be considered as reliquaries. Type III boxes had a secular function, and their purpose remains enigmatic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-83). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781789694093 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020415686 |
| ISBN | 9781789694086 |
| ISBN | 1789694086 |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |