Accessible and visually attractive for general readers, yet detailed enough for scholars, this book reveals artistic and cultural aspects and the political and religious background of the
12th-century Irish Cross of Cong. In addition to the Not only looks at the 12th-century history of the Cross of Cong, the book charts its history from the 17th century to the present, examining
its role in Irish national collections and describing what has been revealed about the Cross of Cong through X-rays. The book is illustrated throughout with large format color photos of the
Cross of Cong and other Medieval Irish treasures, plus b&w illustrations and b&w X-ray images. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR
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