Dr Nancy Edwards - Full List of Publications

Books

1988 Edwards, N. and Lane, A.(eds) 1988 Early Medieval Settlements in Wales AD 400–1100, Research Centre Wales, Bangor and Dept of Archaeology, UC Cardiff, 157pp. Includes (with A. Lane) Introduction, 1-15, + 20 gazetteer entries.
Prize: 1989 G. T. Clarke Prize, Cambrian Archaeological Association.

1990 Edwards, N., The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland, Batsford/University of Pennsylvania Press, 229pp, 95 illus.

1996 paperback edition. 1999, 2001, 2004 reprints by Routledge, now print on demand.

1992 Edwards, N. and Lane, A. (eds) The Early Church in Wales and the West, Oxbow Monograph 13, Oxford. Includes (with A. Lane) ‘The archaeology of the early church in Wales: an introduction’, 1–10.

1997 Edwards, N., (ed.) Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales, Oxbow Monograph 81, Oxford, vii + 166pp, 51 illus. Includes ‘Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales, an introduction’, 1-11.

2001 Redknap, M., Edwards, N., Youngs, S., Lane, A. and Knight, J., (eds), Pattern and Purpose in Insular Art. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Insular art, Oxbow Books, ix + 284pp, numerous illus, 22 colour plates.

2007 Edwards, N. (with contributions by H. Jackson, H. McKee and P. Sims-Williams), A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales, Volume II, South-West Wales, Cardiff, University of Wales Press, xix + 568 pages, 403 illus.

2009 Edwards, N. (ed.) The Archaeology of the Early Medieval Celtic Churches, Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph 29 / Society for Church Archaeology Monograph 1, Leeds, Maney, xi + 411 pages, numerous black-and-white and colour illustrations. Includes ‘The archaeology of the early medieval Celtic churches – an introduction’, 1–18.

2013 forthcoming Edwards, N. (with contributions by J. Horák, H. Jackson, H. McKee, D. N. Parsons and P. Sims-Williams), A Corpus of Early Medieval Inscribed Stones and Stone Sculpture in Wales, Volume III, North Wales, Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 240,000 words, 350 illus.

Exhibition Catalogue

2010 Edwards, N. and Roberts, B. F. Edward Lhuyd 1660–1709, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth, 43pp. numerous colour photos.

Articles

1983 Edwards, N., ‘An early group of crosses from the kingdom of Ossory’, J. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ir., 113, 5-46.

1983 Edwards, N., ‘Some observations on the layout and construction of abstract ornament in early Christian Irish sculpture’, in F. H. Thompson (ed.), Studies in Medieval Sculpture, Society of Antiquaries, London, 3-17.

1984 Edwards, N., ‘Two sculptural fragments from Clonmacnois’, J. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ir., 114, 57-62.

1984 Edwards, N. (ed.), ‘The archaeology of early medieval Wales: conference summary’ Bull. Board Celtic Stud., 31, 319-20.

1984 Edwards, N., Notes on ‘A possible Viking grave from Benllech’, ‘Ynys Seiriol’ and ‘A motif piece from Aberglaslyn(?)’, Archaeology in Wales, 24, 60-1.

1985 Edwards, N., ‘The origins of the free-standing cross in Ireland: imitation or innovation?’, Bull. Board Celtic Stud., 32, 393–410.

1985 Edwards, N., ‘A possible Viking grave from Benllech, Anglesey’, Trans. Anglesey Antiq. Soc., 19–24.

1986 Edwards, N., ‘The South Cross, Clonmacnois (with an appendix on the incidence of vine-scroll on Irish sculpture)’, in J. Higgitt (ed.), Early Medieval Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, Brit. Archaeol. Rep.,Brit. ser. 152, Oxford 23–48.

1986 Edwards, N., ‘Anglesey in the early middle ages: the archaeological evidence’, Trans. Anglesey Antiq. Soc., 19–42.

1987 Edwards, N., ‘Abstract ornament on early medieval Irish crosses: a preliminary catalogue, in Ryan, M. (ed.), Ireland and Insular Art A.D. 500-1200, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 111-17.

1987 Edwards, N., ‘Bryn Gwylan inscribed stone’, Archaeology in Wales, 27, 58.

1990 Edwards, N., ‘Some crosses of County Kilkenny’, in W. Nolan and K. Whelan (eds), Kilkenny: History and Society, Dublin, 33–61, 639–44.

1991 Edwards, N., ‘Dark Age Clwyd’, in J. Manley et al. (eds), The Archaeology of Clwyd, Clwyd County Council, Mold, 129-41, 240-1.

1991 Edwards, N., ‘The archaeology of the early church in Wales: a review of the evidence’, Logos, 1 (ii), 22-7.

1991 Edwards, N., ‘A fragment of the shrine of Gwenfrewi’, Archaeology in Wales, 31, 41-2.

1992 Edwards, N. and Hulse, T. G., ‘A fragment of a reliquary casket from Gwytherin, Denbighshire’, Antiquaries J., 72, 91-101.

1993 Edwards, N. ‘A fragmentary stone crosshead from Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog, Anglesey’, Archaeology in Wales, 33, 65.

1993 Edwards, N. ‘A stone pillar from Capel Heilin, near Llangefni, Anglesey’, Archaeology in Wales, 33, 90.

1994 Edwards, N., ‘Iconography of the Irish high crosses: Carolingian influence in Ireland in the ninth century’, Early Medieval Europe, 3(i), 63-71.

1994 Edwards, N., ‘Holy wells in Wales and early Christian archaeology’, Source, the Holy Wells Journal, n.s. 1, 9-10.

1995 Edwards, N., ‘11th-century Welsh illuminated manuscripts: the nature of the Irish connection’, in C. Bourke (ed.), From the Isles of the North, Early Medieval Art in Britain and Ireland, HMSO Belfast , 147–55.

1996 Edwards, N., ‘Identifying the archaeology of the early church in Wales and Cornwall’, in J. Blair and C. Pyrah (eds), Church Archaeology Research Directions for the Future, CBA res. rep. 104, York, 49–62.

1997 Edwards, N., ‘Two carved stone pillars from Trefollwyn, Anglesey’, Archaeol. J., 154, 108-17.

1997 Edwards, N. and Hulse, T. G., ‘Gwytherin (Denbs). A second fragment of the shrine of Gwenfrewi’, Archaeol. Wales, 37, 87-8. Archaeology in Wales, 37, 81.

1997 Edwards, N. ‘The early Christian Monuments of Wales’,

1998 Edwards, N., ‘The Irish connection’, in S. Foster (ed.), The St Andrews Sarcophagus, a masterpiece and its international connections, Four Courts Press, Dublin, 227-39.

1998 Edwards, N., ‘Early medieval Munster: summary and prospect’, in M. A. Monk and J. Sheehan (eds), Early Medieval Munster, archaeology, history and society, Cork University Press, 200-5.

1998 Edwards, N., ‘A group of shafts and related sculpture from Clonmacnoise and its environs’, in H. King (ed.), Clonmacnoise Studies, Volume 1, Dúchas, the Heritage Service, Dublin, 101-18.

1999 Edwards, N., ‘Viking-influenced sculpture in north Wales, its ornament and context’, Church Archaeol., 3, 5–16.

1999 ‘Adnabod yr eglwys ganoloesol gynnar yng Ngwynedd’, in W. Griffith (gol.), ‘Ysbrud Dealltwrus ac Enaid Anfarwol’, Ysgrifau ar Hanes Crefydd ac Enwardaeth yng Ngwynedd, Prifysgol Cymru, Bangor, 15-36.

2000 Edwards, N., ‘New research on stone sculpture in Wales’, Church Archaeol., 4, 60-2.

2001 Edwards, N., ‘Monuments in a landscape, the early medieval sculpture of St David’s’, in H. Hamerow and A. MacGregor (eds), Image and Power in the Archaeology of Early Medieval Britain, Essays in Honour of Rosemary Cramp, Oxbow Books, Oxford, 53–77.

2001 Edwards, N., ‘Early medieval inscribed stones and stone sculpture in Wales: context and function’, Medieval Archaeol., 45, 15–39.

2001 Jones, N., Silvester, B. and Edwards, N., ‘St Cyngar’s Church, Hope’, Archaeol. Wales, 41, 42-50.

2002 Edwards, N., ‘Celtic saints and early medieval archaeology’, in A. T. Thacker and R. Sharpe (eds), Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, Oxford University Press, 225–65.

2004 Edwards, N. revised entry for ‘Sulien’, in H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison (eds), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000, (in association with the British Academy) Oxford University Press, 495 words.

2005 Edwards, N., ‘The archaeology of early medieval Ireland, c.400-1169: settlement and economy’, in D. Ó Crónín (ed.), A New History of Ireland, I Prehistoric and Early Ireland, Oxford University Press, 235-300.

2005 Edwards, N., Lane, A. Bapty, I. and Redknap, M., ‘Early medieval Wales: a framework for archaeological research’, Archaeol. Wales, 45, 33-46. http://www.archaeoleg.org.uk/pdf/earlymed/VERSION%2001%20EARLY%20MEDIEVAL.pdf

2006 Edwards, N. ‘The early medieval sculpture of Bangor Fawr yn Arfon’ in M. Meeke (ed.), The modern Traveller to our Past. Festscrift in honour of Ann Hamlin, DPK, 105-11.

2006 Edwards, N. and Hall, M. A., ‘Protecting carved stones in Scotland and Wales’, Church Archaeology, 7-9, 127-9

2006 Edwards, N., ‘Celtic crosses’ in J. Koch (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Celtic Culture and History, ABC Clio

2007 Edwards, N. ‘Edward Lhuyd and the origins of early medieval Celtic archaeology’, Antiquaries Journal, 87, 165-96.

2007 Edwards, N. ‘The early medieval inscribed stones and stone sculpture in south-west Wales: the Irish Sea connection’, in R. Moss (ed.) Making and Meaning. Proceedings of the 5th International Insular Art Conference, Trinity College Dublin 25-28 August 2005, Dublin, Four Courts Press,184-97.

2007 Ghey, E., Edwards, N., Johnston, R. and Pope, R. 2007 Characterising the Welsh Roundhouse: chronology, inhabitation and landscape Internet Archaeology 23, 3.4 http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue23/1/3.html#3.4

2008 Ghey, E., Edwards, N., Johnston, R. ‘Categorizing roundhouse settlements in Wales: a critical perspective’, Studia Celtica, 42, 1–25.

2008 Edwards, N. ‘An early medieval penannular brooch from Ty’n y Coed, Pentraeth, Anglesey’, Archaeologia Cambrensis, 157, 153–6.

2008 Edwards, N., ‘The Pillar of Eliseg’, in D. H. Evans, Valle Crucis Abbey, Pillar of Eliseg, Cadw guidebook, Cardiff, 53-6.

2009 Edwards, N. ‘Rethinking the Pillar of Eliseg’, Antiquaries Journal, 89, 143–78.

2010 Edwards, N. ‘Edward Lhuyd: an archaeologist’s view’, Welsh History Review, 25(1), 20–50.

2010 Edwards, N., Lane, A. and Redknap, M. ‘Early medieval Wales: an updated framework for archaeological research’, http://www.archaeoleg.org.uk/pdf/reviewdocs/earlymedreview.pdf

2011 Edwards, N. ‘Viking-age sculpture in north-west Wales: wealth, power, patronage and the Christian landscape’, in F. Edmonds and P. Russell (eds), Tome: Studies in Medieval Celtic History and Law in honour of Thomas Charles-Edwards, Woodbridge, 73–87.