| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
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text file |
| Series |
Archaeopress archaeology
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Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Note |
Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This is the first general survey of the carved stone crosses of the Isle of Man (late 5th to mid-11th century) for more than a century, providing a new view of the political and religious connections of the Isle of Man in a period of great turmoil in the Irish Sea region. The book also includes an up-to-date annotated inventory of the monuments. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Available through Archaeopress Digital Subscription Service. |
| Contents |
CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to the Island; CHAPTER 2 Early stones and sacred sites; CHAPTER 3 The Monastery at Maughold and pre-Scandinavian monuments in the Island; CHAPTER 4 The cusp of the Scandinavian settlement of the Isle of Man; CHAPTER 5 The stone sculpture of the Scandinavian settlement; Chapter 6 The Scandinavian runic inscriptions; Bibliography & Suggested Reading; Appendix: A hand-list of the Manx Crosses. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Stone crosses -- Isle of Man.
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Stone crosses. |
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Isle of Man -- Religion -- History.
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Isle of Man -- History -- To 1500.
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| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Archaeopress, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781784917579 |
| ISBN |
1784917583 |
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9781784917586 (electronic book) |
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1784917575 (hardback) |
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9781784917579 (hardback) |
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9781784917562 (paperback) |
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1784917567 (paperback) |
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