The art, literature and material culture of the medieval world

The English Isles

Cultural transmission and political conflict in Britain and Ireland, 1100–1500

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Leading medieval scholars discuss the impact of English imperialism and the ways in which English and wider European cultural norms were transmitted outwards towards Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
Author/Editor: Seán Duffy & Susan Foran, editors

Making and meaning in insular art

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Comprising papers from the 5th international conference on insular art held at Trinity College in August 2005, this volume deals with the technological and intellectual contexts of insular...
Author/Editor: Rachel Moss, editor

Envisioning Christ on the cross

Ireland and the early medieval West

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The crucifixion is at the very centre of Christian art and thought. This volume brings together leading medieval scholars from a wide range of disciplines in an...
Author/Editor: Juliet Mullins Jenifer Ní Ghrádaigh & Richard Hawtree editors

European influence on Celtic art

Patrons and artists

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After decades of speculation and confusion about the nature of Celtic art, current studies reveal hidden meanings, symbols and codes that early medieval artists incorporated into individual artworks...
Author/Editor: Lloyd Laing

Islands in a global context

Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Insular Art

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Essays from thirty leading experts on Insular art c.AD400–1500, across all media, including stone, vellum, cloth, metal and glass. Along with a focus on art of the Insular...
Author/Editor: Conor Newman, Mags Mannion & Fiona Gavin, editors