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Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Aug 10, 2010 59m
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Synopsis

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a plausible one - is that we should not look upon their era as a "dark age" as compared, for example, to Roman times, but rather celebrate it as an age in which creativity flowered, especially in terms of artistic design as well as symbolism. She shows plenty of good examples, ranging from the Franks Casket to the Staffordshire Hoard, and the Lindisfarne Gospels. - l_rawjalaurence

Title Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Companies BBC
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords british history, archeology
Janina Ramirez

Janina Ramirez

Self - Presenter
Kim Siddorn

Kim Siddorn

Self - Regia Anglorum
David Symonds

David Symonds

Self - Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery