Covers the latest research by over 30 of Europe and America's leading scholarson the sculpture, metalwork and manuscripts of early-medieval northern Britain and Ireland. The book includes papers from Ernst Kitzinger, George Henderson, R.K.B. Stevenson and Isobel Henderson.

This volume contains the proceedings of the second International Conference on Insular Art held in the National Museums of Scotland in 1991. It covers the latest research by over 30 of Europe and America's leading scholars on the sculpture, metalwork and manuscripts of early-medieval northern Britain and Ireland. The book provides a detailed investigation into styles and influences, with keynote papers from Ernst Kitzinger, George Henderson, R.K.B. Stevenson and Isobel Henderson.