This collection of essays in honor of Anglo-Saxon scholar �amonn � Carrag獺in reflects his interest in interdisciplinary studies of the medieval period. Presented by Minnis (English, Yale) and
Roberts (Institute of English, UK), the emphasis is on using text, art and geography to analyze artifacts. Subject range from the Venerable Bede to the Anglo-Saxon poem "The Dream of the Rood,"
to the iconography of the Book of Kells and a possible reason why early Irish churches were built near "holy wells." The contributors are among the most respected in the field. However, the
book does lack an index and a list giving the credentials of the contributors. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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