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OverviewThis text provides a comprehensive look at the magnificent high crosses of Ireland, which belong to a period stretching from the seventh to the twelfth centuries. Fortunately, the crosses have survived the ravages of time and remain a living part of the Irish landscape, reminding us of a time when Christianity was the main driving force behind patronage of the arts. The most remarkable and attractive of all the monuments dotted around the Irish countryside, they are also of international importance in early medieval art. They were carved at a time in western Europe when there was little opportunity to commission or produce work of a monumental character; indeed the crosses of Ireland and Britain are virtually the only elaborate free-standing monuments of the early Middle Ages in all of the west of Europe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hilary Richardson , John ScarryPublisher: The Mercier Press Imprint: The Mercier Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780853429548ISBN 10: 0853429545 Pages: 144 Publication Date: November 1990 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |