IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 116: Textiles and Jewellery: The Colours of Anglo-Saxon England
Monday 7 July 2008, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Department of English Language, University of Glasgow |
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Organiser: | Carole Biggam, Department of English Language, University of Glasgow |
Moderator/Chair: | Maria A. D'Aronco, Dipartimento di Lingue & Letterature Germaniche & Romanze, Università di Udine |
Paper 116-a | Natural and Unnatural: Colour in the Bayeux Tapestry (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Decorative Arts |
Paper 116-b | All the Colours of the Rainbow: Archaeological Plant Remains and Medieval Textile Dyeing (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites |
Paper 116-c | Colour and Light: The Materials of Anglo-Saxon Jewellery (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Art History - Decorative Arts |
Abstract | This session will present certain aspects of colour in Anglo-Saxon England, with particular emphasis on textiles and jewellery. Owen-Crocker will discuss the colours of the Bayeux Tapestry, including their sources, and the often strange portrayal of trees, water, and animals. Hall will survey the archaeobotanical evidence for dye-plants from medieval Britain and Ireland, with particular reference to the extensive finds from the Anglo-Scandinavian period in York. Finally, Hinton will demonstrate the wide range of colour and light effects in Anglo-Saxon jewellery, and the various materials which created such visual delights. |