Fragments of history: Rethinking the Ruthwell and Bewcastle monuments

by Clare A. Lees, Fred Orton, Ian N. Wood, et al.

Fragments of history: Rethinking the Ruthwell and Bewcastle monuments is an innovative study of the two premier survivals of pre-Viking Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture. Both monuments are rich in finely carved images and complex inscriptions. Though in some way related, in this book, they have very different histories.

This ambitious study draws the reader in through a vivid exposition of the problems left by earlier interpretations, shows him...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719072573
• ISBN13: 9780719072574
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 10.1"