TY - BOOK AU - Hupfauf,Peter TI - Tracing their Tracks: Identification of Nordic Styles from the Early Middle Ages to the end of the Viking Period SN - 9781443879934 AV - ND708 .H384 2015 U1 - 306.0948 PY - 2014/// CY - Newcastle-upon-Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Publishing KW - Art and society -- Scandinavia -- History KW - Art, Scandinavian -- Themes, motives KW - Scandinavia -- Antiquities KW - Symbolism in art -- Scandinavia -- History -- To 1500 KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index N2 - Understanding the relation of semiology to Western iconography is essential, as it is the element that, often unconsciously, influences perception in Western society. Scholars, such as Klaus Düwel with his outstanding knowledge of runic script, sometimes reach their limits if inscriptions are complemented with abstract images that may be accidental scratches or, on the other hand, a sign or signs indicating symbolic meaning. The detailed definition of the Medieval World by Margaret Clunies UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2076563 ER -