Identity and the cruciform brooch in Early Anglo-Saxon England : an investigation of style, mortuary context, and use

This thesis uses the cruciform brooch, a well-represented and highly decorative dress-fastener, as an entry point for looking at the construction of identities relating to ethnicity, gender, age, and power in the early Anglo-Saxon period. The examination of this artefact is holistic and multi-dimens...

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Main Author: Martin, T. F.
Other Authors: Hadley, Dawn ; Moreland, John
Published: University of Sheffield 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557486