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Arthurian Sites in the West
C.a. Ralegh Radford
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Description for Arthurian Sites in the West
Paperback. A completely new, revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintagel, the great hill-fort of Cadbury in south Somerset, the ruined abbey at Glastonbury and Castle Dore in south Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps, plans, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
A completely new, revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintagel, the great hill-fort of Cadbury in south Somerset, the ruined abbey at Glastonbury and Castle Dore in south Cornwall - the setting for one of the greatest European love-stories of all time, that of Tristan and Isolde. In each case the archaeological evidence is summarised, and linked with relevant Arthurian literature. The book includes maps, plans, photographs and suggestions for further reading; it will be valuable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859896764
SKU
V9780859896764
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About C.a. Ralegh Radford
M.J. Swanton is Professor of Medieval Studies at the University of Exeter. C.A. Ralegh Radford was president of the University College London's Prehistoric Society from 1954 to 1958
Reviews for Arthurian Sites in the West
‘This booklet has served for more than twenty-five years as a useful introduction to the archaeological evidence for an ‘Age of Authur’, and the newly revised edition shows promise of extending this legacy’, (Arthuriana, Vol 14, No.1, Spring 2004) ‘As a general introduction to ‘Arthurian’ archaeology for lay readers, this revised booklet still makes ... Read more