TY - BOOK ID - 101575179 TI - Urnes stave church and its global Romanesque connections AU - Ambrose, Kirk AU - Andås, Margrete Syrstad AU - Murray, Griffin AU - Brepols PY - 2022 SN - 9782503594514 2503594514 PB - Turnhout Brepols DB - UniCat KW - 72.033.4 KW - 726.5 KW - 726.5 Kerkgebouwen. Kerkarchitectuur KW - Kerkgebouwen. Kerkarchitectuur KW - 72.033.4 Romaanse bouwkunst KW - Romaanse bouwkunst KW - Stave churches KW - Church architecture KW - Urnes stavkyrkje (Luster herad, Norway) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101575179 AB - This book situates the art and architecture of the stave church of Urnes within a global perspective and aims to reinvigorate scholarly interest and debate in one of the world?s most important churches.00Urnes is the oldest and best known of the Norwegian stave churches. Despite its rich sculptural program, complex building history, fine medieval furnishings, and UNESCO World Heritage Site status, Urnes has attracted scant scholarly attention beyond Scandinavia. Broadly speaking, the church has been seen to exemplify Nordic traditions, a view manifest in the frequent use of ?Urnes style? to designate the final phase of Viking art.. While in no way denying or diminishing the importance of local or regional traditions, this book examines Urnes from a global perspective, considering how its art and architecture engaged international developments from across Europe, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia. In adopting this alternative approach, the articles collected in this volume offer the most current research on Urnes, published in English to reach a broad audience. The aim is to reinvigorate academic interest and debate in not only what is one of the most important churches in the world, but also in the rich cultural heritage of Northern Europe. ER -