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Irish High Crosses
High Crosses are among the most important monuments to survive from Ireland's Golden Age of saints and scholars, and over seventy-five of them are described in detail here. Their figure carvings illustrate the Bible sotry like a folm-strip and this guide explains what the individual panels represent. Many novel identifications offered by the author shed new light on the deeper religious message of the crosses, which can vary according to the choice of religious subjects. The book is designed as a field guide, and the crosses are arranged in the alphabetical order of their sites, with a map and national grid references to help the reader locate them. Illustrations by Hilary Gilmore. We distribute this title for the Boyne Valley Honey Company. 0-951782-38-X £13.95 20/01/05 |
