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Author Hupfauf, Peter R., 1946- author.

Title Tracing their tracks : identification of Nordic styles from the early Middle Ages to the end of the Viking period / by Peter Hupfauf
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 206 pages) : illustrations (some color
Summary 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 ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Decoration and ornament, Old Norse -- Themes, motives
Decoration and ornament, Viking -- Themes, motives
Decoration and ornament, Medieval -- Scandinavia -- Themes, motives
Symbolism in art -- History -- To 1500
Art, Scandinavian -- Themes, motives
Art and society -- Scandinavia -- History
History of art -- art & design styles.
History: theory & methods.
Archaeological science, methodology & techniques.
ART -- Subjects & Themes -- General.
Decoration and ornament, Medieval -- Themes, motives
Antiquities
Art and society
Art, Scandinavian -- Themes, motives
Symbolism in art
SUBJECT Scandinavia -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006008502
Subject Scandinavia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781443879934
1443879932