Pocket Museum: Vikings (Pocket Museum)

Ashby, Steve/ Leonard, Alison

Thames & Hudson Ltd（2018/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 商品コード 9780500052068
• DDC分類 948.022

Full Description

Pocket Museumartefacts that are held in museum collections around the world. Although the popular image of the Vikings is one of wild, violent raiders, the objects in this book reveal a more complex society comprised of pioneering explorers and master metalworkers who established a far-reaching trade network. From the vast Oseberg ship to a tiny valkyrie pendant, and from simple wooden panpipes to the unparalleled collection of silver items in the Spillings Hoard, each object provides an important insight into this most fascinating of cultures. This juxtaposition of the elite and the everyday makes this volume unique in its field.

Contents

Introduction * 1. The Early Viking Age * 2. The Middle Viking Age - Towns, Trade and the Tenth Century * 3. The Late Viking Age: Conquest, Colony and Conversion