The Iconography of Early Anglo-Saxon Coinage: Sixth to Eighth Centuries (Medieval History and Archaeology) by Anna Gannon
English | July 3, 2003 | ISBN: 0199254656 | 240 Pages | PDF | 6.72 MB
English | July 3, 2003 | ISBN: 0199254656 | 240 Pages | PDF | 6.72 MB
This is the first scholarly art historical appraisal of early Anglo-Saxon coinage. Anna Gannon examines the many coins produced during this most vibrant period of English coinage. She analyses their prototypes and explores their sources and parallels with contemporary arts, literature, and theology, setting their meaning in context.