ESKER OG TINER (Boxes).

Author: Gjærder, Per
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Year Published: 1981
No. of pages: 76
Illustrations: 4 Color Illustrations. 27 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 8”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8270032336
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 4782

Price: $65.00

During the past few hundred years, making wooden boxes has been a unique Norwegian tradition. These beautifully crafted bark and wooden boxes, with traditional designs toll painted or carved, had many household uses, as sewing baskets, fruit bowls, lunch boxes. Now they are mainly decorative objects in the home, as they have increased in value. This book provides a historical overview of these household items, highlighting the variations in material, form, use and decoration throughout the years.