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Wearmouth and Jarrow
Sam Turner
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Description for Wearmouth and Jarrow
Paperback. This book presents the results of new research on the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow and their churches. The authors examine the effect of their buildings and estates on the surrounding region from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. They trace these relationships back through time with new studies of the changing landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; HBTP; HDL; HRCC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
Presenting the results of new research on the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow—among the most sophisticated centers of learning and artistic culture in 7th- and 8th-century Europe, and the home of Bede—and their churches, this study examines the long-lasting effect of their buildings and estates on the surrounding region from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. The authors trace these relationships through time with new studies of the changing landscape, the monastery precincts, and the surviving structures themselves, detailing how the historical archaeology of the sites reveals how the churches and their communities were rooted in the landscapes of ... Read more
Presenting the results of new research on the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow—among the most sophisticated centers of learning and artistic culture in 7th- and 8th-century Europe, and the home of Bede—and their churches, this study examines the long-lasting effect of their buildings and estates on the surrounding region from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. The authors trace these relationships through time with new studies of the changing landscape, the monastery precincts, and the surviving structures themselves, detailing how the historical archaeology of the sites reveals how the churches and their communities were rooted in the landscapes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hatfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909291133
SKU
V9781909291133
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Ref
99-14
About Sam Turner
Sam Turner is a professor of archaeology in the school of history, classics, and archaeology at Newcastle University in England. He researches the historic landscapes and early medieval architecture of Britain, Europe, and the Mediterranean. Sarah Semple is a reader in archaeology in the department of archaeology at Durham University in England. Her work focuses on religion and belief in ... Read more
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