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| Mediaeval Ironwork In Sweden: Vol.1 | |
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The primary material; essentially consisting of church doors with ornamental; symbolic and apotropaic representations in wrough iron; is accounted for in a catalogue comprising 536 items and illustrated by 1120 photos and drawings. The catalogue is supplemented with a reasoned exposition consisting of: a regional survey of Swedish ironwork; a comparison with ironwork from the rest of Europe; an iconographic chapter which examines the extent to which the position of the ironwork on a door has influenced the choice of motifs; an analysis of the legal aspects - particularly regarding right of asylum - of the ringhandle; an illustration of the importance of material and technique in the absolutely unique development of wrought-iron forms; a survey of the carpentry construction of ironed doors; and; finally ; a chapter on chronology. The reasoned passages are illustrated by 380 photos and drawings. The majority of Volume I is text; with quite a few photos and illustrations. Volume II contains many more photographs. Title on prelim. p.; v. 1: Medieval ironwork. Ironwork; Ironwork; Medieval Publisher Almqvist & Wiksell Internat. 1988. 437 pages |
| Mediaeval Ironwork In Sweden: Vol.2 | |
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The primary material; essentially consisting of church doors with ornamental; symbolic and apotropaic representations in wrough iron; is accounted for in a catalogue comprising 536 items and illustrated by 1120 photos and drawings. The catalogue is supplemented with a reasoned exposition consisting of: a regional survey of Swedish ironwork; a comparison with ironwork from the rest of Europe; an iconographic chapter which examines the extent to which the position of the ironwork on a door has influenced the choice of motifs; an analysis of the legal aspects - particularly regarding right of asylum - of the ringhandle; an illustration of the importance of material and technique in the absolutely unique development of wrought-iron forms; a survey of the carpentry construction of ironed doors; and; finally ; a chapter on chronology. The reasoned passages are illustrated by 380 photos and drawings. The majority of Volume I is text; with quite a few photos and illustrations. Volume II contains many more photographs. European metalwork; Ironwork; Ironwork; Medieval Publisher Almqvist & Wiksell Internat. 1988. 615 pages |