Norway's stave churches: Architecture, history, and legends [Norwegian]

By Eva Valebrokk, Thomas Thiis-Evensen, Eva Valebrokk; Thomas Thiis-Evensen; K. Evensen

Book Overview

The Norwegian Stave Churches are unique - there are no structures like them anywhere in the world. They posses a striking individuality, a character that is distinctively Norwegian. One cannot enter a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Norwegian
• ISBN: 8276830110
• ISBN13: 9788276830118
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: J W Cappelens Forlag AS, Norway
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Guide Book of Medeival Norwegian Churches

Stave churches are post and beam buildings that were constructed during the medeival period in Northwestern Europe. Most of these striking wooden churches have dissapeared over the centuries. However, due to its relative poverty and isolation, Stave churhes survived in Norway into the modern era. Twenty nine of these remarkable churches can still be visited in Norway. "Norway's Stave Churches", is a pleasant guide book for anyone interested in visiting them. After a straight forward introduction, the authors present three page descriptions of each of the surviving churches. The photos are beautiful and the written content is brief and to the point. If you are looking for an academic study of Stave churches, this book is not for you. However, if you are looking for a brief introduction to the surviving Stave churches, this book hits the spot. Highly recommended for anyone planning a trip to rural Norway.