Vikings: life and legend


PREZZO : EUR 45,00€
CODICE: ISBN 0714123374 EAN 9780714123363
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Vikings: life and legend

PREZZO : EUR 45,00€

CODICE :
ISBN 0714123374
EAN 9780714123363

AUTORE/CURATORE/ARTISTA :
Edited by: , ,

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ANNO:
2014

DISPONIBILITA':
Disponibile

CARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE:
288 pages
320 color illustrations
Hardback
cm 25 x 30
gr 1600

NOTE:
Co-publisher: Cornell University Press

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Publisher's description:
A rich and vivid account of the impact of the Vikings throughout the world, published to accompany the exhibition Vikings: life and legend, 6 March - 22 June.
This title and exhibition presents the ever-popular subject in a new way, viewing the Vikings in a global context (rather than focusing on northern Europe) and examining the extent of cultural, religious and economic influences as a result of these contacts.
Beautifully illustrated with an extraordinary range of objects from international collections and featuring new discoveries by archaeologists and metal-detectorists, the cultural connections between Europe, Byzantium and the Middle East are examined here in absorbing detail.
From stunning jewellery to ferocious- looking swords, and from beautiful amulets and charms to the longest Viking ship to be found to date – this book highlights the remarkable diversity of peoples and cultures that the Vikings encountered.
A lively and accessible read for the general reader and experts alike.

"A beautiful, accessible book, with strong interpretive narration that will be enjoyed by Viking enthusiasts, medievalists, artists interested in material culture, and newcomers to the subject."
Library Journal
"An expansive and scholarly catalogue."
The Times
"The catalogue does indeed offer the Life and Legend — the Truth, too — and tells us with authority of myths, beliefs and rituals, death and burial, and something of the politics and commerce of the Vikings' ephemeral empire."
The Evening Standard
"This sumptuous book is a fitting souvenir."
Eastern Daily Press


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