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‎Bergen, The Hanse and Art. Cultural Connections around the North Sea‎

‎Kroesen, Justin, Kerstin Petermann and Anja Rasche: Bergen, The Hanse and Art. Cultural Connections around the North Sea. 2024. 208 pages with 180 colour illustrations. Hard cover. 30 x 24cms. Exploring the late medieval and early modern history of Bergen and The Hanse through its church art. 11 essays over 3 chapters look first at Bergen with the religious integration of Hanseatic merchants, religious donations by German Merchants in the late medieval period, their medieval church art collection and north sea connections, and the cultural heritage of the Hanse and Bryggen in Bergen. The Hanse; the historic importance of trading posts for the Hanseatic League, the 'Bremer Bergenfahrer', and the driver companies in Hamburg used for trade across the north sea in the middle ages and early modern period. A final section dedicated to art discusses Norwegian and Icelandic manuscripts from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, winged heads in the European image discourse, including the Norwegian picture panels from Kinsarvik, Nes I and Roldal, a late medieval altarpiece by Master Arnt, Deventer's 'Bergenvaarders', the Trondenes' altarpieces, and how holistic approaches to material culture could develop our understanding of medieval polychrome sculpture. Text in English and German.‎

‎Exploring the late medieval and early modern history of Bergen and The Hanse through its church art. 11 essays over 3 chapters look first at Bergen with the religious integration of Hanseatic merchants, religious donations by German Merchants in the late medieval period, their medieval church art collection and north sea connections, and the cultural heritage of the Hanse and Bryggen in Bergen. The Hanse; the historic importance of trading posts for the Hanseatic League, the 'Bremer Bergenfahrer', and the driver companies in Hamburg used for trade across the north sea in the middle ages and early modern period. A final section dedicated to art discusses Norwegian and Icelandic manuscripts from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, winged heads in the European image discourse, including the Norwegian picture panels from Kinsarvik, Nes I and Roldal, a late medieval altarpiece by Master Arnt, Deventer's 'Bergenvaarders', the Trondenes' altarpieces, and how holistic approaches to material culture could develop our understanding of medieval polychrome sculpture. Text in English and German‎