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The story of the drinking horn : drinking culture in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages / [Vivian Etting].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Etting, Vivian, 1957-
- Series:
- Publications from the National Museum. Studies in archaeology & history ; v. 21.
- Publications from the National Museum : studies in archaeology & history, 0909-9506 ; v. 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drinking customs--Scandinavia--History--To 1500.
- Drinking customs.
- History.
- Scandinavia--Antiquities.
- Scandinavia.
- Antiquities.
- Drinking customs--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Europe--Antiquities.
- Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Copenhagen : The National Museum of Denmark, [2013]
- Contents:
- Drinking horns in classical antiquity and the Celtic world, a short outline
- The use of drinking horns in Iron Age Scandinavia
- Viking Age drinking horns, mythology and finds
- The revival of drinking horns in the Middle Ages
- Drinking horns in written sources and oral tradition
- Drinking horns in medieval art
- The drinking horn as a national symbol in the Renaissance and the 19th century
- Catalogue of drinking horns in medieval and renaissance collections at the National Museum of Denmark.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 8776021890
- 9788776021894
- OCLC:
- 871295689
- Publisher Number:
- 99959023179
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