Technologies of enchantment? : exploring Celtic art: 400 BC to AD 100 / Duncan Garrow, Chris Gosden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrow, Duncan.

Contributor:

Gosden, Chris, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Celtic.

Celtic antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While Celtic art includes some of the most famous archaeological artefacts in the British Isles, such as the Battersea shield or the gold torcs from Snettisham, it has often been considered from an art historical point of view. Technologies of Enchantment? Exploring Celtic Art attempts to connect Celtic art to its archaeological context, looking at how it was made, used, and deposited. Based on the first comprehensive database of Celtic art, it brings together currenttheories concerning the links between people and artefacts found in many areas of the social sciences. The authors argue that Ce

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; Acknowledgements; 1. People and Materials in the Iron Age and Early Roman Period; Aspects of the Iron Age; Reciprocity and Reproduction; Bronze and Iron; Social Ontologies; The Later Iron Age and Romano-British Periods; The Structure of the Book; 2. But is it Art? Past and Present Approaches to Celtic Art; Approaches to Prehistoric Art; Philosophical, Anthropological, and Art-Historical Approaches to Art; Celtic Art?; Past Approaches to Celtic Art; A Summary of Our Approach; 3. The Database and Our Methodology

Deciding What to IncludeConstructing the Database; Celtic Art: The Basics; Biases to Consider; The Spatial Distribution of Objects; The Temporal Distribution of Objects; Dating Stylistic Change; Concluding Discussion; 4. Making Materials; Making Iron; Making Bronze; Making Deposits: The Beaten and the Cast; Making Decoration; Concluding Discussion; 5. Artefactual Times: Swords, Torcs, and Coins; Swords; Late Iron Age Swords; Sword Deposition; The Life Histories of Swords; Torcs; Torc Decorations; Coins and Torcs; Summary; Concluding Discussion; 6. Hoards; Hoarding: Recent Discussions

Hoards and Celtic Art: Broad PatternsObject Networks; Object Types; Object Connections; Summary; Material Networks; Fragmentation, Attrition, and Wear; Case Study 1: An 'Early' Hoard at Ringstead, Norfolk; Object Connections; Interpretations; Case Study 2: A 'Late' Hoard at 'Polden Hill', Somerset; Object Connections; Interpretations; Concluding Discussion; 7. Burials; Iron Age Burial: Recent Discussions; Burials and Celtic Art: Broad Patterns; Burial Types; Object Networks; Object-Object Connections; Object-Human and Object-Animal Connections; Summary; Introduction to the Case Studies

Case Study 1: A Chariot Burial from Kirkburn, East YorkshireThe Burial Process; Object and Human Histories; Object-Human Connections; Connections Beyond the Grave; Summary; Case Study 2: A Warrior Burial at Mill Hill, Deal, Kent; The Burial Process; Object and Human Histories; Assemblage History; Constructing the 'Warrior' within the Grave; Summary; Case Study 3: A Welwyn-type Burial from Baldock, Hertfordshire; The Burial Process; Object-Object Connections; Object-Human Connections; Summary; Case Study 4: A Mirror Burial at Portesham, Dorset; The Burial Process; Object and Human Histories

SummaryConcluding Discussion; 8. Settlements; Settlements: Recent Discussions; Settlements and Celtic Art: Broad Patterns; Introduction to Case Studies 1 and 2; Wessex in the Iron Age; Metalworking in Wessex; Celtic Art in Wessex; Case Study 1: The Manufacture of Celtic Art at Gussage All Saints; An Introduction to Gussage; Celtic Art at Gussage; Metalworking Evidence; Summary; Case Study 2: Horse Gear (and Horses) at Bury Hill; An Introduction to Bury Hill; Celtic Art at Bury Hill; Special Deposits?; Summary; Introduction to Case Study 3: Newstead Roman Fort; Celtic Art in Roman Forts

Case Study 3: Celtic Art and Roman Identities at Newstead

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-180437-1

1-283-57671-6

9786613889164

0-19-162627-9

OCLC:

809032374