Churches in early medieval Ireland : architecture, ritual, and memory / Tomás Ó'Carragáin.
Alternate Title(s):
Architecture, ritual, and memory
Published / Created:
New Haven [Conn.] : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2010.
Physical Description:
xi, 392 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-377) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Opus Scoticum : churches of timber, turf and wattle -- Drystone churches and regional identity in Corcu Duibne -- Relics and romanitas : mortared stone churches before 900 -- Pre-romanesque churches of mortared stone, 900-1130 : form, chronology, patronage -- Architecture and memory -- Architecture and ritual -- Sacred cities and pastoral centres after 900 -- Architecture and politics : Dublin and Glendalough around 1100 -- Relics and recluses : double-vaulted churches around 1100 -- Epilogue -- Appendix. Descriptive list of Irish pre-romanesque churches.
Subject Terms:
Church architecture -- Ireland. | Architecture, Medieval -- Ireland. | Liturgy and architecture -- Ireland. | Architecture and society -- Ireland.