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• Title:The cross of Cong : a masterpiece of Medieval Irish art / Griffin Murray.
  
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• Author/Creator:Murray, Griffin, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:National Museum of Ireland.
  
• Published/Created:[Dublin] : Irish Academic Press, 2014.
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NK8428 .M87 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Crosses--Ireland--Cong.
  Christian art and symbolism--Ireland--Cong.
  Art metal-work--Ireland--Cong.
  Cong (Ireland)--Antiquities.
  
• Description:xxxiii, 326 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm
  
• Summary:This is the first detailed study of the Cross of Cong, one of Ireland's foremost national treasures, and a major piece of medieval metalwork.--Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Published in association with the National Museum of Ireland.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-317) and index.
  
• ISBN:0716532743
  9780716532743
  
• Contents:Rediscovery, acquisition, and study
  Turlough O'Connor, Tuam and the True Cross
  Description and analysis
  Making the Cross: the master-craftsman and his techniques
  Tradition and influence: the style of the Cross of Cong
  The meaning of the Cross of Cong
  The significance of the Cross of Cong: identity, workshops, and relics
  Catalogue of ecclesiastical objects produced by the Cross of Cong Workshop.