A scholar of medieval archaeology and art history, Matthias Friedrich teaches in the Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology at the University of Vienna. He is the author of the award-winning Archäologische Chronologie und historische Interpretation (De Gruyter, 2016) and co-editor of the interdisciplinary volume Interrogating the 'Germanic' (De Gruyter, 2021).

• I. Moving Beyond Dichotomies: 1. The great divide; 2. The enduring power of images; II. New Perspectives: 3. Art, archaeology, and agency; 4. The bewilderment principle – ornament and surface.

'It is just beautiful to see someone acknowledge and explore the vast treasure trove that is early medieval art and archaeology, with new questions and ideas in mind. The book is aesthetically pleasing and readable; deep without dragging. It is a new staple for early medieval archaeology and art history.' Anna Flückiger, Antiquity

A scholar of medieval archaeology and art history, Matthias Friedrich teaches in the Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology at the University of Vienna. He is the author of the award-winning Archäologische Chronologie und historische Interpretation (De Gruyter, 2016) and co-editor of the interdisciplinary volume Interrogating the 'Germanic' (De Gruyter, 2021).

• I. Moving Beyond Dichotomies: 1. The great divide; 2. The enduring power of images; II. New Perspectives: 3. Art, archaeology, and agency; 4. The bewilderment principle – ornament and surface.

'It is just beautiful to see someone acknowledge and explore the vast treasure trove that is early medieval art and archaeology, with new questions and ideas in mind. The book is aesthetically pleasing and readable; deep without dragging. It is a new staple for early medieval archaeology and art history.' Anna Flückiger, Antiquity

A scholar of medieval archaeology and art history, Matthias Friedrich teaches in the Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology at the University of Vienna. He is the author of the award-winning Archäologische Chronologie und historische Interpretation (De Gruyter, 2016) and co-editor of the interdisciplinary volume Interrogating the 'Germanic' (De Gruyter, 2021).

• I. Moving Beyond Dichotomies: 1. The great divide; 2. The enduring power of images; II. New Perspectives: 3. Art, archaeology, and agency; 4. The bewilderment principle – ornament and surface.

'It is just beautiful to see someone acknowledge and explore the vast treasure trove that is early medieval art and archaeology, with new questions and ideas in mind. The book is aesthetically pleasing and readable; deep without dragging. It is a new staple for early medieval archaeology and art history.' Anna Flückiger, Antiquity