This concise, beautifully illustrated guide explores the enigmatic
Franks Casket, carved from whalebone in 8th century northern England,
and decorated with scenes from tales both pagan and Christian, as well
as runic inscriptions. Leslie Webster helps the general reader to make
sense of its iconography and meaning, the processes of its manufacture,
and its somewhat confused history - it was rediscovered in modern times
in France, whilst one panel remains in Florence.