Grammar of Anglo-Saxon Ornament

Download or read book Grammar of Anglo-Saxon Ornament written by Rosemary Cramp and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To meet the demands of this first comprehensive catalogue of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture, Professor Cramp, the series editor, has devised a new system of description capable of dealing with the complex ornament of the material. As well as classifying forms, shapes and decoration, she also discusses techniques of carving, dating methods and epigraphy. The extensive use of line drawings to illustrate each point makes this the most useful and compact work produced on the subject to date--an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in early medieval art and design.