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Toby F. Martin The Cruciform Brooch and Anglo-Saxon England (Hardback). For this reason, archaeologists have long associated them with those shadowy tribal originators of the English: the Angles of the Migration period. This book provides a multifaceted, holistic and contextual analysis of more than 2,000 Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches. Further DetailsTitle: The Cruciform Brooch and Anglo-Saxon England Condition: New Author: Toby F. Martin Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 1843839938 EAN: 9781843839934 ISBN: 9781843839934 Publisher: The Boydell Press Genre: History Release Date: 03/19/2015 Description: Examination and analysis of one of the most important artefacts of Anglo-Saxon society, the cruciform brooch, setting it in a wider context.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 thesedress and cloak fasteners, cruciform brooches were especially common in eastern England during the 5th and 6th centuries AD. For this reason, archaeologists have long associated them with those shadowy tribal originators of the English: the Angles of the Migration period. This book provides a multifaceted, holistic and contextual analysis of more than 2,000 Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches. It offers a critical examination of identity in Early Medievalsociety, suggesting that the idea of being Anglian in post-Roman Britain was not a primordial, tribal identity transplanted from northern Germany, but was at least partly forged through the repeated, prevalent use of dress and material culture. Additionally, the particular women that were buried with cruciform brooches, and indeed their very funerals, played an important role in the process. These ideas are explored through a new typology and an updated chronology for cruciform brooches, alongside considerations of their production, exchange and use. The author also examines their geographical distribution through time and their most common archaeological contexts: the inhumation and cremation cemeteries of early Anglo-Saxon England. Dr Toby Martin is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 244mm Item Length: 172mm Item Weight: 1g Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies Release Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
