Ebook: The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure

Contributors: Janet Ambers, Eamonn Baldwin, Eleanor Blakelock, Jenni Butterworth, H. E. M. Cool, Alison Deegan, Tania Dickinson, Chris Fern, Svante Fischer, Kayleigh Fuller, Richard Gameson, Pieta Greaves, Peter Guest, Matthias Hardt, Catherine Higgitt, John Hines, Alex Jones, Marcos Martinón-Torres, Peter Mc Elhinney, Andrew Meek, Lizzie Miller, George Speake, Alan Thacker, Leslie Webster, Niamh Whitfield, Barbara Yorke.

"The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure" tells the story of the Hoard’s discovery, acquisition for the nation, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together, identified its objects and explored their manufacture. Written by a team of specialists in Anglo-Saxon archaeology and history, and expert conservators with unparalleled access to the Hoard, the text is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, maps and explanatory drawings. Key chapters discuss the decoration and meaning of the Hoard’s intricate ornament, the techniques of Anglo-Saxon craftsmen, the religious and historical background, and hoarding practice in Britain and Europe, to place this most exceptional find in context. Finally, the text explores the impact that the find has had locally, nationally and internationally in the twenty-first century.