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The patrimony of the extraordinary Irish civilization has been made available almost in its entirety for this exhibition. The profound feelings that the people of Ireland have for their treasures is something that we all understand, and their lending these precious possessions to us is an exceedingly generous act. It might never have transpired, but "Ireland ... is like not other place under heaven." George Bernard Shaw saw that the impossible in Ireland was an everyday occurrence. The impossible, therefore, has happened and is very welcome.
Contents
ForewordJohn Wilson, Thomas Hoving
PrefaceG. Frank Mitchell
IntroductionG. Frank Mitchell
The Bronze AgePeter HarbisonIllustrations 1–13
Foreign Influences and the Beginnings of Christian ArtG. Frank MitchellIllustrations 14–30
The Christian Triumph: The Golden AgeLiam de PaorIllustrations 31–45
The Viking ImpactMaire de PaorIllustrations 46–59
Irish Art in the Romanesque and Gothic PeriodsRoger A. StalkyIllustrations 61–69
Selected bibliography
Catalogue entries by G. Frank Mitchell
Gómez-Moreno, Carmen and Margaret B. Freeman. "The Apse from San Martin at Fuentiduena." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New ser., v. 19, no. 10 (June, 1961). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1961.
