Lifting the veil : a new study of the sheela-na-gigs of Britain and Ireland /
The stylised naked female figures carved in stone & wood found upon medieval churches & tower houses, known as sheela-na-gigs, have long attracted both academic & popular attention. Consequently, a diverse body of literature on the subject exists, yet much of it, especially the more easi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
BAR Publishing,
2016.
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| Series: | BAR British series ;
495. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The stylised naked female figures carved in stone & wood found upon medieval churches & tower houses, known as sheela-na-gigs, have long attracted both academic & popular attention. Consequently, a diverse body of literature on the subject exists, yet much of it, especially the more easily available works, feature numerous inaccuracies. This book represents a move towards a detailed, accurate & archaeologically sensitive record of the sheela-na-gigs in Britain & Ireland, & establishes their study firmly within the orbit of mainstream research. Throughout, context is a central concern. Accordingly, in-depth analysis of the carvings is used to foreground the typical characteristics of a sheela-na-gig & their architectural & sculptural settings. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: Oxford: Archaeopress, 2009. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ii, 239 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781407321608 1407321609 |
| DOI: | 10.30861/9781407305899 |