Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. Medieval styles and periods
7. Medieval (European)
8. Medieval regional styles
9. Northern European Medieval styles
10. British Isles Medieval styles

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of late Anglo-Saxon art that flourished during the ninth century and is named after the Trewhiddle Hoard from Cornwall, England. The style is characterized by its distinctive decoration with interlaced, contorted beasts and leafy scrolls, and in metalwork by the preference for silver rather than bronze.