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Analysis of a group of images of kingship and queenship from
Anglo-Saxon England explores the implications of their focus on
books, authorship and learning. Between the reign of Alfred in the
late ninth century and the arrival of the Normans in 1066, a unique
set of images of kingship and queenship was developed in
Anglo-Saxon England, images of leadership that centred on books,
authorship and learning rather than thrones, sword and sceptres.
Focusing on the cultural and historical contexts in which these
images were produced, this book explores the reasons for their
development, and their meaning and functionwithin both England and
early medieval Europe. It explains how and why they differ from
their Byzantine and Continental counterparts, and what they reveal
about Anglo-Saxon attitudes towards history and gender, as well as
the qualities that were thought to constitute a good ruler. It is
argued 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 mucha 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. CATHERINE E. KARKOV is
Professorof Art History at the University of Leeds.
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Poise and Pose
(Hardcover)
Stephen Glass; Illustrated by Colin Gordon; Yahya El-Droubie
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