What is it about?
Two short texts known as "Líkneskjusmíð" (“Image making”) and "Að mála upp á tré" (“To paint on wood”) allow a privileged glimpse into medieval craftsmanship in the far north of Europe. Through these sources, probably from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it is possible to address aspects related to the production of images that were crucial for the practice of Latin Christianity in the Archbishopric of Nidaros.
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Why is it important?
"Líkneskjusmíð" and "Að mála upp á tré", together with sources from the period c. 1320 to 1550 for the Bishoprics of Hólar and Skálholt, provide extraordinary insights into contemporary materials and techniques, as well as the situation for sculptors and painters in medieval Iceland and Norway.
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This work is the joint effort of an historian and conservator, whose distinct perspectives were essential for translation and transcription of medieval texts written by craftspeople, for craftspeople.
Professor Noëlle Streeton
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Making Images in the Far North, December 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004712034_005.
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