{"product_id":"the-picts-paperback-softback-9781118602027","title":"The Picts (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118602027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Picts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin Hudson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118602027, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 March 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This exercise completes a superb and comprehensive survey of what is currently known about the Picts. The book also contains a lucid summary, and will be useful for both scholars and the general public.”  (\u003ci\u003eHereditasnexus\u003c\/i\u003e, 6 October 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Picts\u003c\/i\u003e is a survey of the historical and cultural developments in northern Britain between AD 300 and AD 900. Discarding the popular view of the Picts as savages, they are revealed to have been politically successful and culturally adaptive members of the medieval European world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRe-interprets our definition of ‘Pict’ and provides a vivid depiction of their political and military organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an up-to-date overview of Pictish life within the environment of northern Britain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how art such as the ‘symbol stones’ are historical records as well as evidence of creative inspiration.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of transnational and comparative scholarship to place the Picts in their European context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Lineages and Maps vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethodology x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing the Picts 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Picts and Romans 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Myth and Reality 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Early Middle Ages 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 People and Work 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Spirituality 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Art 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conquest and Obscurity 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Literature and Remembrance 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 255\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501436301592,"sku":"9781118602027","price":27.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118602027.jpg?v=1786238664","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-picts-paperback-softback-9781118602027","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}