Written on stone [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural reception of British prehistoric monuments / / edited by Joanne Parker

• Pubblicazione: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 936.1
• Soggetto topico: Megalithic monuments - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Antiquities
• Altri autori: ParkerJoanne <1974->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-174).
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of essays is not interested in the unresolved questions about the origin, original use, and authentic meaning of the prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. It is not concerned with their prehistory. Rather it deals with the history of barrows, standing stones, and stone circles: with the ways in which they have been viewed, the meanings that have been attributed to them, and the significant impact that they have had over the centuries on British life and culture - from mo...
• Titolo autorizzato: Written on stone
• ISBN: 1-282-48123-1; 9786612481239; 1-4438-1553-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788995203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II