The Franks Casket
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This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England, and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well as runic inscriptions. Leslie Webster helps the general reader to make sense of its iconography and meaning, the processes of its manufacture, and its somewhat confused history - it was rediscovered in modern times in France, whilst one panel...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:071412818X
ISBN13:9780714128184
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:British Museum Press
Length:55 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.7" x 8.1"
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