Lifting the veil : a new study of the sheela-na-gigs of Britain and Ireland / Theresa C. Oakley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oakley, Theresa C., author.

Series:

BAR British series ; 495.

BAR British series ; 495

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sheela-na-gigs--Great Britain.

Sheela-na-gigs.

Sheela-na-gigs--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 239 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2016.

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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Archaeopress, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407321608

1407321609

OCLC:

1398321376