Author Description

Signe Horn Fuglesang, Professor of Art History at the University of Oslo, is an internationally recognised specialist on Viking and Northern medieval art. To celebrate her seventieth birthday, a group of scholars and friends of Signe have contributed to this Festschrift, focussing on her fields of research. The book throws light on specific medieval artefacts and monuments according to Signe Horn Fuglesang's own scholarly practice, examining material relics of the past with close and competent scrutiny. The objects discussed range from an Irish drinking horn terminal to the Octagon doorway of Trondheim Cathedral, from illuminated manuscripts to painted rood lofts and Limoges enamels. Several papers touch upon the significance of ornament, discussing decorative and symbolic aspects of ornamentation. The authors, senior and junior scholars from Great Britain and Scandinavia, have worked together with Signe or benefited from her inspiring tuition. With this book they wish to honour her as colleague, teacher and friend.