Skrevet af HILLING
This book explores the wealth of wooden architecture that is to be
found in the Fennoscandian Peninsula. This distinct region, which
includes Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Russian Republic of Karelia,
was dominated by coniferous forest. 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. 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. 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. The
book concludes by 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.
