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Perched in the northwest corner of Europe, the islands of Ireland and Britain in the early medieval period were considered to be on the edge of the western world. Far from being remote out-posts however, they were the location of a rich cultural interface created by missionary activities, trade and the presence of significant centres of learning. This course aims to introduce students to the rich variety of art-forms produced in Ireland and parts of Britain and during the period spanning c. 600 to 1000 AD. The distinctive characteristics of manuscript illumination, fine metalworking and stone carving reflected in masterpieces such as the Book of Kells, the Ardagh chalice and High Crosses will be considered in the context of their wider, complex, artistic ancestry. Issues such as the technical difficulties overcome by artists and the iconographical conventions adopted by them will be explored. The unique legacy of the style, which has been the subject of several revivals, will also be examined as an example of how nationalist politics and historiography can impact on modern perceptions of particular periods of art history.
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