Early Medieval Monetary History - 9780367599997

Name: Early Medieval Monetary History - 9780367599997
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This volume consists of over twenty new essays written by friends, colleagues and pupils of Mark Blackburn, Keeper of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum and Reader in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, who died on 1 September 2011. As well as a fitting tribute to a remarkable scholar, the collection constitutes a > Mark Blackburn was one of the leading scholars of the numismatics and monetary history of the British Isles and Scandinavia during the early medieval period. He published more than 200 books and articles on the subject, and was instrumental in building bridges between numismatics and associated disciplines, in fostering international communication and cooperation, and in establishing initiatives to record new coin finds. This memorial volume of essays commemorates Mark Blackburn\u2019s considerable achievement and impact on the field, builds on his research and evaluates a vibrant period in the study of early medieval monetary history..