Contents

pp v-v

Illustrations

pp vi-xi

Acknowledgements

pp xii-xii

Abbreviations

pp xiii-xiv

Glossary of Technical Terms not Explained in the Text

pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction: the Background to the Study of the Anglo-Saxon Goldsmith

pp 1-18

Part I - The Goldsmith in Archaeology and his Art

pp 19-20

2 - Archaeological Evidence for Goldsmiths and their Tools

pp 21-63

3 - Manufacturing Techniques

pp 64-101

4 - Decorative Techniques 1: Changes of Surface or Form

pp 102-131

5 - Decorative Techniques 2: Non-metallic Additions

pp 132-156

6 - Construction and Design

pp 157-176

Part II - The Goldsmith in his Society

pp 177-178

7 - Imagined Goldsmiths: the Representation of Smiths in Anglo-Saxon Literature and Illustration

pp 179-206

8 - Real Goldsmiths: the Historical Evidence

pp 207-226

9 - The Anglo-Saxon Goldsmith in His Society

pp 227-246

Appendix A - The Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary of Metalworking

pp 247-257

Appendix B - Select Catalogue

pp 258-268

Bibliography

pp 269-286

Index

pp 287-293