Section 2 of 4
High Crosses
Scripture carved for people who could not read it.
Every guide in this section
5 pieces. Each one says what the object is, what it is made of, and what is actually known about it.
- Scripture as picturesPanels of carved narrative arranged so a viewer could be walked through them, on monuments standing in the open for a thousand years.Read
- The ringed crossThe form itself, and the structural argument for the ring.Read
- WeatheringWhat a millennium of rain does to sandstone, and why some faces survive.Read
- The base and the capThree or four separate stones, and how they were joined.Read
- Dating a crossStyle, inscription and context, and how uncertain the result usually is.Read