SHG24032 - A Fragmented Masterpiece: Recovering the Biography of the Hilton of Cadboll Pictish Cross-Slab
| Type | Text/Publication/Monograph |
|---|---|
| Title | A Fragmented Masterpiece: Recovering the Biography of the Hilton of Cadboll Pictish Cross-Slab |
| Author/Originator | James, H.F., Henderson, I., Foster, S. M. and Jones, S. |
| Date/Year | 2008 |
| International Standard Book Number | 978 0 903903 42 4 |
Abstract/Summary
Around AD 800, a superbly carved cross-slab was erected at Hilton of Cadboll in north-east Scotland. The major part of the stone stands now in the National Museum of Scotland, and the story of what happened to it in the intervening centuries is told here, including the loss of the carving on one face when the slab was re-used as a gravestone in 1676. Excavations at Hilton of Cadboll in 1998 and 2001 revealed not only fragments of the missing original carved face but also the lower portion of the stone still set into the ground, and this has allowed the art history of this magnificent Pictish monument to be assessed more fully than ever before. Its imagery is seen to be profoundly Christian and to centre on a message of Salvation. The discovery of the lower portion has also raised issues concering the role of the stone in the local and national community, and these are fully explored.
External Links (2)
- http://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/6 (Link to webpage to view full digital copy of 2008 monograph)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1000085 (Link to digital archive material for publication)
Description
Published by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh
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