The National Historical Museum, Stockholm

The National Historical Museum, Stockholm PDF Author: Statens historiska museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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The National Historical Museum, Stockholm

The National Historical Museum, Stockholm PDF Author: Statens historiska museum (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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A Guide to the National Historical Museum, Stockholm

A Guide to the National Historical Museum, Stockholm PDF Author: Stockholm (Sweden). Statens historiska museum och myntkabinett
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Category : Historical museums
Languages : en
Pages : 66

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Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Nationalmuseum Stockholm PDF Author: Nationalmuseum (Sweden)
Publisher: Scala Books
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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The collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm dates back to the Royal Collections of the sixteenth century. This book offers a detailed history of this fascinating museum which houses extensive works of Swedish art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries such as Carl Gustav Pilo and Carl Larsson, Dutch seventeenth century painting including Rembrandt, an internationally renowned collection of French eighteenth century painting including works by Watteau, Chardin and Boucher and an extensive icon collection consisting primarily of Russian material. Illustrated

Ancient Scandinavia

Ancient Scandinavia PDF Author: T. Douglas Price
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019023198X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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Scandinavia, a land mass comprising the modern countries of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, was the last part of Europe to be inhabited by humans. Not until the end of the last Ice Age when the melting of huge ice sheets left behind a fresh, barren land surface, about 13,000 BC, did the first humans arrive and settle in the region. The archaeological record of these prehistoric cultures, much of it remarkably preserved in Scandinavia's bogs, lakes, and fjords, has given us a detailed portrait of the evolution of human society at the edge of the inhabitable world. In this book, distinguished archaeologist T. Douglas Price provides a history of Scandinavia from the arrival of the first humans to the end of the Viking period, ca. AD 1050. The first book of its kind in English in many years, Ancient Scandinavia features overviews of each prehistoric epoch followed by illustrative examples from the region's rich archaeology. An engrossing and comprehensive picture of change across the millennia emerges, showing how human society evolved from small bands of hunter-gatherers to large farming communities to the complex warrior cultures of the Bronze and Iron Ages, cultures which culminated in the spectacular rise of the Vikings at the end of the prehistoric period. The material evidence of these past societies--arrowheads from reindeer hunts, megalithic tombs, rock art, beautifully wrought weaponry, Viking warships--give vivid testimony to the ancient peoples of Scandinavia and to their extensive contacts with the remote cultures of the Arctic Circle, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean

Islamic Art Collections

Islamic Art Collections PDF Author: Karin Adahl
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136113541
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main characteristics, documentation, publications and exhibitions.

Museums, Migration and Cultural Diversity

Museums, Migration and Cultural Diversity PDF Author: Christina Johansson
Publisher: StudienVerlag
ISBN: 3706557428
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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Historically, an important role of museums has been to contribute to national homogenization. The book specifically deals with how the Swedish museum sector of culture and history addresses new demands from a society that is profoundly characterized by migration and cultural diversity. Besides the museums' representations of migration and cultural diversity, the book also examines how changes in the museum sector relate to general policy developments in the fields of culture, integration and minorities. The book also discusses whether and how museums are open for dialogue and collaboration with migrants and ethnic minorities and the kinds of problems museums encounter in their efforts to be more inclusive.

Archaeologists and the Dead

Archaeologists and the Dead PDF Author: Howard Williams
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198753535
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Papers from two conference sessions: the first took place at Easter 2010 as part of the Southport IfA annual conference, the second in December 2010 at the Bristol TAG conference.

Nordiska museet : the National museum of cultural history

Nordiska museet : the National museum of cultural history PDF Author: Bengt Nyström
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789171084637
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 47

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Heritage and Museums

Heritage and Museums PDF Author: J.M. Fladmark
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317741927
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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Papers from the 1999 conference by the Museum of Scotland. Aims to generate international comparison and debate about interpretation and presentation of heritage assets, and to examine the role of museums in shaping national identity.

The Viking Age

The Viking Age PDF Author: Caroline Arcini
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ISBN: 1785709410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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The majority of literature about the Viking period, based on artifacts or written sources, covers battles, kings, chiefs and mercenaries, long distance travel and colonization, trade, and settlement. Less is said about the life of those that stayed at home or those that immigrated into Scandinavia, whether voluntarily or by force. This book uses results from the examination of a substantial corpus of Swedish osteological material to discuss aspects of demography and health in the Viking period – those which would have been visible and recognizable in the faces or physical appearances of the individuals concerned. It explores the effects of migration, from the spread of new diseases such as leprosy to patterns of movement and integration of immigrants into society. The skeletal material also allows the study of levels of violence, attitudes towards disablement, and the care provided by Viking communities. An overview of the worldwide phenomenon of modified teeth also gives insight into the practice of deliberate physical embellishment and body modification. The interdisciplinary approach to questions regarding ordinary life presented here will broaden the knowledge about society during the Viking Age. The synthesis of the Swedish unburnt human skeletal remains dated to the Viking age will be a valuable resource for future research and provides an in-depth view on Viking age society.