BRYGGEN : THE HANSEATIC SETTLEMENT IN BERGAN by Espen & Secretan, Val Andersson - 1982

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bergen, Norway: Hanseatic Museum. Fine with no dust jacket. 1982. Hard Cover. 8299079438 . About new book, unmarked in clean unmarked decorated cloth. 108 pp illustrated throughout. ; 9.5" X10.5" .

Bergen: Publisher Not Specified. As New. 1982. Hardcover. 8299079438 . B&W Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 10 1/2; 108 pages; Hard cover has white and brown spine with black lettering. Very slight bumping. Pages are clean and tight. Book appears as if unused; gift quality. Illustrated with 78 b/w pictures. This is the first English edition. "Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Many fires, the last in 1955, have ravaged the characteristic wooden houses of Bryggen. Its rebuilding has traditionally followed old patterns and methods, thus leaving its main structure preserved, which is a relic of an ancient wooden urban structure once common in Northern Europe. Today, some 62 buildings remain of this former townscape. Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on the west coast of Norway which was established as a centre for trade by the 12th century.… Read More

Norway: Det Hanseatiske Museums Skrifter, 1982 The edges of the book have minor foxing. 108 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Size G: 10"-11" Tall (254-279mm).

1982 DET HANSEATISKE MUSEUMS SKRIFTER NR.24. NEAR FINE COPY IN LAMINATED BOARDS. CONTRIBUTORS: KNUT HELLE, MARCO TREBBI AND HALFDAN WIBERG. EDITING AND TEXT TO PHOTOGRAPHS: ESPEN BOWITZ ANDERSSON. ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS.