The Ruler Portraits of Anglo-Saxon England
Author | : Catherine E. Karkov |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9781843830597 |
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The author argues that this series of portraits, never before studied as a corpus, creates a visual genealogy equivalent to the textual genealogies and regnal lists that are so much a feature of late Anglo-Saxon culture. As such they are an important part of the way in which the kings and queens of early medieval England created both their history and their kingdom."--BOOK JACKET.