Ancient Scandinavian Designs (International Design Library) [Paperback]

Bev Ulsrud Van Burkon (Author), Bev Ulsrud Van Berkom (Author), Van Berkom Bev Ulsrud (Author)

Book Description

Series: International Design Library | Publication Date: September 1994

This title includes designs from sword hilts, wooden boat carvings, brooches, jewellery boxes, crypt designs motifs and other artefacts of Scandinavian culture from the 7th to the 12th century AD.

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Bev Ulsrud Van Berkom

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Stemmer House Publishers; 1st edition (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880450738
• ISBN-13: 978-0880450737
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #832,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible waste of time and money, May 30, 2005

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Oavde "oavde" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Scandinavian Designs (International Design Library) (Paperback)

Furiously disappointed with this book, the contents of which are basically 44 pictures in black and white (and not greyscale, but solid black, and the white of the paper) of typical scandinavian patterns. There are 4 pages at the front talking of the history in general but nothing specific for each of the pictures.

The purpose of this book seems to be for people to transfer the images onto something else (by tracing etc..) but really, there is little substance to it, and you could find better pictures with a simple google search.

This book would have been far better with detailed explanations of the diagrams, their origins, photos of originals and greyscale, or dare I ask, colour. A great opportunity missed by the author. As it stands, it is worth approximately $2.00 only, with free postage.

A vastly superior work is "the Dragon and the Griffin" which is a 160 page book that details the elements of the designs and the progress through time.

I hate to have posted such a negative review but wish to save people the waste of time and money I endured due to the other favorable reviews, which I suspect were friends of the author.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of viking designs, September 15, 2005

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R. Christian "Viking@Heart" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ancient Scandinavian Designs (International Design Library) (Paperback)

A fair, but not terribly comprehensive collection (but then maybe I'm just spoiled by George Bain's "Celtic Art: The Methods Of Construction," which IS terribly comprehensive). All designs in this book are taken directly from viking artifacts, but drawn in bold black line drawings for easy tracing, copying, or whatever else you want to use them for.
I nice addition to my celtic/nordic art library.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellant source, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ancient Scandinavian Designs (International Design Library) (Paperback)

This book is an excellant source for Scandinavian designs, usefull for art work and illistration. But I found it did not meet my needs for stenciling and interior designs. Great for Rose mauling techniques.