Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

Overview

In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a plausible one - is that we should not look upon their era as a "dark age" as compared, for example, to Roman times, but rather celebrate it as an age in which creativity flowered, especially in terms of artistic design as well as symbolism. She shows plenty of good examples, ranging from the Franks Casket to the Staffordshire Hoard, and the Lindisfarne Gospels.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 10, 2010

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

Janina Ramirez,David Symonds,Kim Siddorn

Director

Andy Robbins

Producer

Jonty Claypole,Andy Robbins

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1722486