Medieval History
Norway's stave churches are endlessly fascinating to me. My most recent inquest has been the interior decoration. What kind of art was displayed inside - and how did it relate to the viewer? I picked up some gems from two books:
Norske Stavkirker, Roar Hauglid, Utgitt av Riksantikvaren, Dreyers Forlag.
Stave Churches in Norway, Dan Lindholm, photos by Walter Roggenkamp, Rudolf Street Press, London, 1968.
What a spectacular Madonna. She feels so Scandinavian to me; the medium of wood carving, and her long blonde braids.
I appreciate atmospheric photos like this of architecture. They capture the feeling of being in the building. Especially for people like me, who may never get the chance to venture to the fjords and churches of Norway...
- Norway's Pilgrim Trail
Reaching into its medieval past, Norway has revived an old pilgrim path as a challenging long-distance walking trail with possible spiritual vibes. Called St. Olav?s Way after the country?s patron saint, it follows the footsteps of pilgrims to Trondheim,...
- Research Uncovers Connections Between Charcoal And The Church In Medieval Norway
Norway?s more than 1,000 year-old-city and historical capital, Trondheim, was a beehive of activity in medieval times. Recent archeological research in the city?s popular public forest, ?Bymarka?, has uncovered more than 500 charcoal pits, tell-tale signs...
- Dragon Myth And Christianity In Old Norwegian Architecture
Stave Church at Borgund, twelfth century.Art historians are trained to notice similarities in artistic styles, so when a style seemingly has no outside influences, it is startling. Norway's stave churches built in the 11th and 12th centuries are unbelievably...
- Smattering Of 12th Century Art From Norway
Church W. portal - decoration on right jamb. Al, Norway, 12th century. Tapestries are my favorite art form, of all time. Love love love. This is the Baldishoel Tapestry: fragment: detail of April and May. "The two months of April and May - the part of...
- The Stave Church Paintings, Medieval Art From Norway
I finally found some images of interior paintings in a few stave churches in Norway. They are primarily paintings from altars, painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and most no longer in situ. These images come from The Stave Church...
Medieval History
Norske Stavkirker, the interiors
Norway's stave churches are endlessly fascinating to me. My most recent inquest has been the interior decoration. What kind of art was displayed inside - and how did it relate to the viewer? I picked up some gems from two books:
Norske Stavkirker, Roar Hauglid, Utgitt av Riksantikvaren, Dreyers Forlag.
Stave Churches in Norway, Dan Lindholm, photos by Walter Roggenkamp, Rudolf Street Press, London, 1968.
I love highly decorated seats, thrones, chairs. I've studied Welsh eisteddfod chairs and Egyptian thrones, but I have got to say this one has to be in my top 5.
- Norway's Pilgrim Trail
Reaching into its medieval past, Norway has revived an old pilgrim path as a challenging long-distance walking trail with possible spiritual vibes. Called St. Olav?s Way after the country?s patron saint, it follows the footsteps of pilgrims to Trondheim,...
- Research Uncovers Connections Between Charcoal And The Church In Medieval Norway
Norway?s more than 1,000 year-old-city and historical capital, Trondheim, was a beehive of activity in medieval times. Recent archeological research in the city?s popular public forest, ?Bymarka?, has uncovered more than 500 charcoal pits, tell-tale signs...
- Dragon Myth And Christianity In Old Norwegian Architecture
Stave Church at Borgund, twelfth century.Art historians are trained to notice similarities in artistic styles, so when a style seemingly has no outside influences, it is startling. Norway's stave churches built in the 11th and 12th centuries are unbelievably...
- Smattering Of 12th Century Art From Norway
Church W. portal - decoration on right jamb. Al, Norway, 12th century. Tapestries are my favorite art form, of all time. Love love love. This is the Baldishoel Tapestry: fragment: detail of April and May. "The two months of April and May - the part of...
- The Stave Church Paintings, Medieval Art From Norway
I finally found some images of interior paintings in a few stave churches in Norway. They are primarily paintings from altars, painted in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and most no longer in situ. These images come from The Stave Church...