Anglo-Saxon Art. Anglo-Saxon art refers to the art produced in England between the 5th and 11th centuries, during the period of Anglo-Saxon rule.
An example is the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial discovered in 1939 in Suffolk, England. The site contains a 90-foot-long ship filled with treasures, including gold and silver jewelry, weapons, and other artifacts.
The most famous piece from the burial is the Sutton Hoo Helmet, an intricately decorated helmet made of iron, bronze, and gold. Another example is the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Created in the late 7th or early 8th century, the Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament. The manuscript is notable for its elaborate decoration, which includes intricate patterns, animal motifs, and vibrant colors.
The important artistic centres, in so far as these can be established, were concentrated in the extremities of England, in Northumbria, especially in the early period, and Wessex and Kent near the south coast. Anglo-Saxon art survives mostly in illuminated manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon architecture, a number of very fine ivory carvings, and some works in metal and other materials. Opus Anglicanum was already recognised as the finest embroidery in Europe, although only a few pieces from the Anglo-Saxon period remain-the Bayeux Tapestry is a rather different sort of embroidery, on a far larger scale. As in most of Eu
An example is the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial discovered in 1939 in Suffolk, England. The site contains a 90-foot-long ship filled with treasures, including gold and silver jewelry, weapons, and other artifacts.
The most famous piece from the burial is the Sutton Hoo Helmet, an intricately decorated helmet made of iron, bronze, and gold. Another example is the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Created in the late 7th or early 8th century, the Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript containing the four Gospels of the New Testament. The manuscript is notable for its elaborate decoration, which includes intricate patterns, animal motifs, and vibrant colors.
The important artistic centres, in so far as these can be established, were concentrated in the extremities of England, in Northumbria, especially in the early period, and Wessex and Kent near the south coast. Anglo-Saxon art survives mostly in illuminated manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon architecture, a number of very fine ivory carvings, and some works in metal and other materials. Opus Anglicanum was already recognised as the finest embroidery in Europe, although only a few pieces from the Anglo-Saxon period remain-the Bayeux Tapestry is a rather different sort of embroidery, on a far larger scale. As in most of Eu
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