Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall
Cornwall's Earliest, Tallest and Finest Medieval Stone Crosses ISBN: 9781905816613 (pb) by Ann Preston Jones, Andrew Langdon and Elisabeth Okasha PRICE: DESCRIPTION: $27.99 (pb) An illustrated guide to one hundred of the finest early Cornish stone crosses, dating from around AD 900 to 1300. These characteristic features of the Cornish landscape are splendid examples of their PUBLICATION DATE: type, exhibiting a wide geographical spread and a certain weather-beaten beauty. 24 August 2021 (pb)
The medieval stone crosses of Cornwall have long been objects of curiosity both for residents and BINDING: visitors. This is the first ever accessible volume on the subject, combining detailed description and Paperback discussion of the crosses with information on access, colour images and suggestions for further reading. An approachable but academically rigorous work, it includes analysis of the decorative PAGES: designs and sculptural techniques, accompanied by high-quality photographs which illustrate the 288 subtleties of each cross, often hard to discern in situ. PUBLISHER: Ancient and High Crosses of Cornwall offers an ideal introduction for the general reader but will also University of Exeter Press prove essential to local historians, landscape historians, archaeologists and anyone working in the area of Cornish studies or connected with the Cornish diaspora. IMPRINT: University of Exeter Press TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgements READER INTERESTS: Art & Art History Introduction Medieval Studies Historical overview Inscriptions on the crosses Cornish groups or schools of stone sculpture Dating the monuments Function of the crosses Antiquarian study and restoration Glossary Using this book to visit crosses A note on photography
Catalogue of Crosses Advent, Tresinney St Allen St Blazey, Biscovey Blisland, St Pratt's Cross Bodmin, Carminow Breage St Breock, Whitecross St Breward 1 St Breward 2 St Breward 3, Middle Moor Cross St Buryan 1 St Buryan 2, Crows an Wra Camborne 1, Fenton-Ia Camborne 2, Gwealavellan Cardinham 1 Cardinham 2 Cardinham 3, Treslea St Cleer 1, Doniert Stone St Cleer 2, Other Half Stone St Cleer 3, Long Tom St Cleer 4, Holy Well St Clement St Clether, Cross Gates St Columb Major Constantine 1, Trewardreva Constantine 2, Trevease Cury St Dennis Egloshayle 1, Pencarrow Egloshayle 2, Three Hole Cross Egloshayle 3, The Prior's Cross St Endellion, Long Cross St Erth 1 St Erth 2 St Ewe, Lanhadron Feock Fowey, Tristan Stone St Germans, Carracawn Cross Gerrans Gulval 1 Gulval 2 Gwinear 1, Connor Downs Gwinear 2, Lanherne Cross St Juliot St Just-in-Penwith St Kew 1, Job's Cross St Kew 2, Polrode Cross Laneast 1 Laneast 2, Laneast Downs Lanhydrock 1 Lanhydrock 2, Treffry Lanivet 1 Lanivet 2 Lanivet 3, Lesquite Lanlivery, Milltown Lanteglos by Camelford 1 Lanteglos by Camelford 2 Lelant Lesnewth St Levan Lostwithiel, Crewel Cross Ludgvan Mabe, Helland Madron 1, Boscathnoe Madron 2, Boswarthen Menheniot, Tencreek Michaelstow St Michael's Mount Minster, Waterpit Down St Minver, St Michael Porthilly Mullion, Predannack Mylor St Neot 1, 2 St Neot 3, Four Hole Cross Padstow 1 Padstow 2 Padstow 3, Prideaux Place Paul 1 Paul 2 Paul 3, Kerris, Carlankan Pelynt, Trelay Penzance, Market Cross Perranzabuloe, St Piran's Cross Phillack Quethiock Roche Sancreed 1 Sancreed 2 Sancreed 3, Brane Sennen, Trevear South Petherwin, Holyway Cross Stithians, Tretheague St Teath Tintagel 1 Tintagel 2, Bossiney Truro Wendron 1 Wendron 2, Meruny Wendron 3, Merther Uny St Wenn, Crossy Ann
Parish Pages St Allen St Buryan St Clether Lanivet Lanteglos by Camelford Lelant Ludgvan St Neot
Notes Bibliography Index
CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: Ann Preston-Jones has an extensive knowledge of the county's archaeology, with over thirty years' experience working for Historic England and Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Her experience is mostly in the care, conservation and management of those sites which make Cornwall special and she has a particular passion for sculptured stone monuments.
Andrew Langdon has been recording and researching the stone crosses of Cornwall, as well as medieval ecclesiastical monuments more generally, throughout his lifetime, beginning when he was still at school. He has written extensively on the crosses and has much practical experience in their repair and restoration.
Elisabeth Okasha spent most of her working life in University College Cork, retiring as professor emerita. Her research interests and publications are mainly in the area of early medieval inscriptions, covering those in Anglo-Saxon England, Cornwall, Pictland and Ireland.