Marion Campbells schrijven verkende diepgaand de geschiedenis van Argyllshire, de regio die haar levenslange thuis was en al eeuwenlang het voorouderlijk huis van haar familie. Als veldarcheologe ontwikkelde ze een diepe band met het land, wat haar vertelstem doordrenkte. Haar romans onthullen scherpzinnig inzicht in diverse facetten van de Schotse geschiedenis, en bieden lezers een rijke literaire ervaring geworteld in een specifiek, duurzaam landschap. Ze weefde vaardig historisch begrip met fantasievolle vertellingen.
With a useful section on ironworking production and techniques and lists of museum collections, this volume will provide craftsmen, architects, designers, and collectors with an unrivaled opportunity to gain fresh insights into a fascinating subject.
Jewelry holds a special significance in all cultures The jewelry worn in medieval Europe was important as an indicator of the wearer’s social status and wealth, faith and superstition, allegiances and literacy. This stunning book draws on the major collection at the V&A to focus on the heart of the Medieval period from 1100 to 1500.Royalty and the nobility wore gold, silver, or precious gems, while humbler ranks wore base metals, copper or pewter, sometimes set with colored glass, in imitation of gems. This richly illustrated book, one of very few on this subject, looks at the jewels themselves—rings, bracelets, necklaces, amulets, crosses and crucifixes—as well as contemporary portraits and sculpture to place the jewelry in its cultural context.