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Fragments of History
A study of the two premier survivals of pre-Viking Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture. This book shows the reader how to understand the monuments as social products in relation to a history of which our knowledge is so fragmentary, and concludes with a discussion of their underlying premises.
The Ancient Cross Shafts at Bewcastle and Ruthwell
Originally published in 1916, this book presents an examination of the Anglo-Saxon crosses of Bewcastle and Ruthwell, providing information on their appearance and the broader context of their creation. Notes and illustrative figures are also included, with photographs and reproductions of ruins.
The Date of the Ruthwell and Bewcastle Crosses (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Date of the Ruthwell and Bewcastle Crosses The problem respecting the date of the Ruthwell and Bewcastle crosses is none of the easiest to solve; the only hope of a solution lies in a close and critical examination of every circumstance which might conceivably be of assistance, beginning with the appearance and characteristics of the monuments themselves. Let us first consider in what respects the two crosses resemble each other. Each has the general form of an obelisk.ll Each, if it ever had a cross-piece, has lost it now.8 The two, if the Ruthwell Cross be considered without its unauthorized cross-piece, are not very far from the same height (144 feet: 173 feet), and taper...
The Bewcastle Cross
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The Arts in Early England, Vol. 5
Excerpt from The Arts in Early England, Vol. 5: The Ruthwell and Bewcastle Crosses, the Gospels of Lindisfarne, and Other Christian Monuments of Northumbria Opportunity is taken in notes to the text to acknowledge kindness Shown by capitular bodies, councils of antiquarian societies, and individuals, but special thanks are hereby Oered to the officials of the Bodleian Library and of the Department Of mss. At the British Museum, especially to the present Keeper, and the retired Keeper Sir George Warner, who have kindly furnished information and material for the discussions in the latter part of this Volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classi...
