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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820134203321

Autore

Hupfauf Peter

Titolo

Tracing their tracks : identification of Nordic styles from the early Middle Ages to the end of the Viking period / / Peter Hupfauf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-7993-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

704.94

Soggetti

Symbolism in art - Scandinavia - History - To 1500

Art, Scandinavian - Themes, motives

Art and society - Scandinavia - History

Scandinavia Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the relation of semiology to Western iconography is essential, as it is the element that, often unconsciously, influences perception in Western society. Scholars, such as Klaus Düwel with his outstanding knowledge of runic script, sometimes reach their limits if inscriptions are complemented with abstract images that may be accidental scratches or, on the other hand, a sign or signs indicating symbolic meaning. The detailed definition of the Medieval World by Margaret Clunies ...