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The Wooden Architecture of Northern Europe - From the Viking Era to the 20th Century (Hardcover)
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The Wooden Architecture of Northern Europe - From the Viking Era to the 20th Century (Hardcover)
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This book explores the wealth of wooden architecture that is to be
found in Northern Europe, in particular, the Fennoscandian
Peninsula. This distinct region, which includes Norway, Sweden,
Finland and the Russian Republic of Karelia, was dominated by
coniferous forest and remained until well into the 20th century a
largely rural society. Wood was seen as a living material - one
that was permeated with myth and folklore - while the forest itself
formed the background to everyday life. Indeed, no single source of
material wealth has contributed more to the economy, art and
culture of Fennoscandia than the forests. Nowhere is this
contribution clearer than in the region's historic buildings, the
vast majority of which were constructed in wood up until the late
19th century. This is the first book to examine and record the
distinctive wooden architecture of this region from the early
medieval period to the early 20th century. Structured according to
different wood types, it concentrates on domestic and religious
buildings, as these formed the great bulk of historic architecture
in the peninsula over many centuries. It begins by setting out the
geographical, social and historic background, before discussing the
way in which two different timber-building traditions emerged in
the region. It then provides a detailed examination of different
types of dwellings (rural and urban) and storage lofts, followed by
a section on Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches, along with
their free-standing bell-towers. The book concludes with a chapter
outlining the development of wooden domestic and religious
buildings during the closing decades of the 19th century and the
early years of the 20th century.
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