general editors, Else Roesdahl and David M. Wilson ; [translation from Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and German by Helen Clarke, with additional translations by Joan F. Davidson ... et al., Russian texts were translated from the Swedish translation of Ingmar Jansson, translation from the French by Joan F. Davidson, Gillian Fellows-Jensen].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Rizzoli,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1992.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
429 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color), color maps ;
Dimensions
28 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers in collaboration with the Council of Europe. The 22nd Council of Europe Exhibition ... Grand Palais, Paris, 2 April-12 July 1992 ... Altes Museum, Berlin, 2 September-15 November 1992 ... Danmarks nationalmuseum, Copenhagen, 26 December 1992-14 March 1993"--Page [7].
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 398-423) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Scandinavia and Europe -- Culture and society -- Artifacts and manuscripts -- Catalogue of exhibition.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Through examples of coins, gold and silver jewelry, manuscripts and maps, ships and weaponry, textiles and household objects, the Viking culture emerges as highly developed and complex. The second half of the book is the catalogue of the exhibition.