Art of the islands : Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking visual culture, c.450-1050

"The Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking peoples who inhabited the British Isles and Ireland from late prehistory to the Norman Conquest left a rich visual heritage. This is the first book to present an illustrated overview of the early art of the British and Irish archipelago during one of the most formative periods in its history. It explores the interaction between its inhabitants, and the formation of national and regional identities thro...