The High Crosses of Ireland – An Iconographical and Photographic Survey. Three Volumes. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt, 1992. First Edition. Red cloth boards, title lettered in black to upper covers & spines. A fine bright set.

Volume one contains the text, volumes two and three the photographs and illustrations of comparative iconography.

The definitive work of Irish High Crosses. First appearing in 1992, Peter Harbison’s The High Crosses of Ireland remains the foundational reference work on one of the nation’s most enduring expressions of faith and artistry. Spanning three substantial volumes, the study offers a complete inventory of the country’s early medieval stone crosses, each examined in exacting detail.

Harbison—preeminent among Ireland’s archaeologists and art historians—supplements his narrative with superb visual documentation, including photographs and illustrations, to unlock the rich iconographic programmes, technical skill, and historical setting of these remarkable monuments.