Download or read book Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture Volume IX, Cheshire and Lancashire written by Richard N. Bailey and published by OUP/British Academy. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full analytical catalogue of all known pre-Norman sculptures from this region includes carvings of national and European significance. Much of the work shows an intriguing mixture of Scandinavian-derived motifs alongside Christian iconography, and throws new light on relationships between the settlements around the Irish sea.