Viking and Medieval Wooden Churches in Norway as Described in Contemporary Texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Inhalt 4
3. INTRODUCTION
4. Wood in the Architecture of Europe and Russia: National Specifics and International Research 6
5. 1. HISTORIC WOODEN ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND STUDY
6. Wooden Churches in Viking and Medieval Norway: Two Geometric and Static Strategies 18
7. Timber Churches in Medieval England: A Preliminary Study 28
8. The Archaeological Study of the Wooden Religious Architecture of Medieval Novgorod 42
9. 2. WRITTEN EVIDENCE ON MEDIEVAL WOODEN ARCHITECTURE
10. Viking and Medieval Wooden Churches in Norway as Described in Contemporary Texts 56
11. Written Sources for English Medieval Timber Architecture 68
12. Archives and Historical Documents in Contemporary Research of the Wooden Architecture of the Russian North 78
13. 3. THE ARCHITECTURAL OBJECT AS PRIMARY HISTORICAL EVIDENCE
14. Stave Church Research and the Norwegian Stave Church Programme: New Findings - New Questions 92
15. Traditional Structures in Russian Wooden Architecture: Technical Aspects 110
16. Wooden Elements in the Stone Architecture of Medieval Novgorod 122
17. Aspects of Bohemian and Swedish Wooden Bell Towers 134
18. 4. EMPIRICAL STUDY FOR PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION: EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES
19. The Restoration of Wooden Architectural Monuments in Russia. Contemporary Methods and Approaches 144
20. The Church of the Transfiguration at Kizhi Pogost – Some Reflections on the Building and its Restoration 156
21. CONCLUSION
22. Historic Wooden Architecture in Europe and Russia: Different Approaches to New Knowledge 168
23. AUTHOR INFORMATION / APPENDIX / IMPRINT 178
24. Backmatter 184