3/4 Treasures of the Anglo Saxons

First broadcast: 10 Aug 2010.
Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art. From the beautiful jewellery that adorned the first violent pagan invaders through to the stunning Christian manuscripts they would become famous for, she explores the beliefs and ideas that shaped Anglo-Saxon art.
Examining many of the greatest Anglo-Saxon treasures - such as the Sutton Hoo Treasures, the Staffordshire Hoard, the Franks Casket and the Lindisfarne Gospels - Dr Ramirez charts 600 years of artistic development which was stopped dead in its tracks by the Norman Conquest.

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She makes a glaring mistake discussing the Macdurnan Gospels toward the end of this part. The image of the evangelist does NOT have cloven feet but is wearing the type of slipper with a band running from toe toward ankle typical of those worn by bishops and abbots. At the beginning, when she is seated among large stones when discussing Wayland, it should say that she's at a place called Weland's Forge, an archaeological site in Bedfordshire, UK.