The cruciform brooch and Anglo-Saxon England /

Cruciform brooches were large and decorative items of jewellery, frequently used to pin together women's garments in pre-Christian northwest Europe. Characterised by the strange bestial visages that project from the feet of these dress and cloak fasteners, cruciform brooches were especially com...

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Main Author: Martin, Toby F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2015.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. The Anglian Brooch par excellence
  • 2. A New Typology for Cruciform Brooches
  • 3. Building a Chronological Framework
  • 4. Cycles of Exchange and Production
  • 5. Migrants, Angles and Petty Kings
  • 6. Bearers of Tradition
  • 7. Cruciform Brooches, Anglo-Saxon England and Beyond.