Brings together the latest scholarship on early medieval (AD 400-1100) art in Britain, Ireland and beyond.
This volume comprises published papers from the Ninth International Insular Art Conference held in Durham in 2022. It brings together the latest scholarship on early medieval (AD 400-1100) art in Britain, Ireland and beyond. Perspectives taken include classical art historical analysis of form, style and design, but also a close attention to the materials used and the complex process of production and artisan skill required to create these objects. This volume focuses on stone sculpture and carving, with research on manuscripts, metalwork and other media appearing in Volume 1.
AUTHORS: David Petts is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, He is a specialist in the archaeology of early medieval Christianity in Britain and north-west Europe. He leads excavation on the early medieval monastic site of Lindisfarne.
Heidi Stoner is Senior Lecturer in the Medieval Archaeology at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research is primarily focused on early medieval material culture of the Insular world. She is particularly interested in iconography, historiography, monumental art and its use in the early Christian landscape.
John Carson is an independent scholar and has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on society and economy in early medieval Northumbria.
Christina Smith is an independent scholar and has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on early medieval high crosses. She has a wider interest in sculpture and carving in the Insular world.
90 colour and b/w illustrations
Edited by:
David Petts,
Heidi Stoner,
John Carson,
Christina Smith
Imprint: Casemate Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798888571088
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
1. Introduction David Petts, Heidi Stone, Christina Smith and John Carson 2. Early Medieval Sculpture of St Andrews Jane Geddes 3. Sculpture Production in a Sylvan Setting: reconsidering St BerrihertÔÇÖs Kyle and Toureen Peakaun, Ireland Kate Colbert and Tomas O Carragain 4. Early Medieval Carved Stones at a Crossroads between Ireland and Wales: new discoveries from St PatrickÔÇÖs Chapel, near St Davids Nancy Edwards 5. Seeing is Believing: vision and the Adoratio Crucis on the Alnmouth Cross Amanda Doviak 6. A New Identification: The Nativity on Irish High Crosses Megan Henvey 7. The Gosforth Cross: a radical reappraisal Victoria Thompson Whitworth 8. Sacramental Theology in Stone: listening to the East Face of the Bewcastle Cross Robert Brown 9. Crossing the Border: delimiting and maintaining boundaries with high crosses in early medieval Ireland Caitlin Hutchinson 10. Culture at a Crossroads: impact, influence, and endurance Melisa Hermann 11. Hermitscapes: visualising ascetic spaces in Egyptian Desert Cells and on Insular Monuments Colleen Thomas 12. The Transmutation of Patterns in Insular Art Cynthia Thickpenny 13. Early Medieval High Cross Reuse Christina Smith 14. ÔÇÿIÔÇÖm Still StandingÔÇÖ: exploring local, global and universal significances of early medieval stone crosses Meg Boulton 15. Figural stone sculpture in the North-East of England, c. 670ÔÇô850: cross-cultural contacts and artistic exchange Teresa Porciani 16. Exploring the Early Medieval Sculpture of Southern Brittany David Petts 17. Detangling Decoration: analysing early medieval sculpture through digital imaging Megan Kasten 18. From Gentlemanly Antiquarianism to Cutting-edge Heritage Management: two centuries of physical and digital proxies for the Manx Crosses Andrew Johnson 19. ÔÇÿA Book in StoneÔÇÖ: the interaction between insular manuscript culture and runicepigraphy Catrin Haberfield
David Petts is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Durham University, He is a specialist in the archaeology of early medieval Christianity in Britain and north-west Europe. He leads excavation on the early medieval monastic site of Lindisfarne. Heidi Stoner is Senior Lecturer in the Medieval Archaeology at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research is primarily focused on early medieval material culture of the Insular world. She is particularly interested in iconography, historiography, monumental art and its use in the early Christian landscape. John Carson is an independent scholar and has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on society and economy in early medieval Northumbria. Christina Smith is an independent scholar and has recently completed a PhD at Durham University on early medieval high crosses. She has a wider interest in sculpture and carving in the Insular world.
