Essays about: "Medieval times"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words Medieval times.

  1. 11. Iceland: : Imagined and Experienced Landscapes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Tina Majonen; [2018]
    Keywords : Iceland; Landscape; Narrative; Imagined Geographies; Travel; Representation; Imagination;

    Abstract : This thesis is a journey through a layered Icelandic landscape, where the representations and imaginings of outside travelers are in focus. Departing theoretically from narratives of the land- scape, I will discuss how the Icelandic landscape has been created as an imagined geography, and analyze the stories, representations and images infusing its experience and re-creation. READ MORE

  3. 12. Crumbling / Distressed

    University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Tove Ullsåker; [2015]
    Keywords : Clash; denim; lace; laser cutter; engrave; fashion design; decoration;

    Abstract : The area of this work is distressed denim in women’s wear. Denim wear has been distressed by machines to imitate the individual patina that becomes from wearing e.g. a pair of unwashed jeans until the color strips from creases. READ MORE

  4. 13. Social integration i staden : en studie av nyurbanismens syn på social integration i samtida stadsbyggnadsdiskussion

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Elin Skagerling; [2015]
    Keywords : modernism; miljonprogrammet; stad; förort; nyurbanism; stadens renässans; social integrering; mångfald; stadsplanering; stadsbyggnadsideal;

    Abstract : Detta kandidatarbete beskriver hur samtida stadsbyggnadsdiskussion behandlar den ökade socioekonomiska segregationen i samhället. Avstamp görs i nyurbanismen och hur dess ideal avser skapa social integration. READ MORE

  5. 14. Small town life in war-torn post-medieval Scania : a bioarchaeological study of human skeletal remains from 16-18th century Ängelholm, and a discussion of the merits of small osteological samples

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi; Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Rebecka Stråhlén; [2015]
    Keywords : Scandinavia; palaeopathology; stature; socioeconomic status; taphonomy; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The now Swedish province of Scania has had a long history of violence and unrest, with several wars being fought on Scanian soil. Such tumultuous times must have impacted the common people and their living conditions, yet bioarchaeological research is lacking for post-medieval Scania and much of Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 15. Genetic variation of ASIP and MC1R in past and present sheep of Gotland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Kristina Westberg Sunesson; [2015]
    Keywords : aDNA; sequencing; sheep; gammalt DNA; sekvensering; får;

    Abstract : Ovine black coat colour is determined by the MC1R (Melanocortin 1 receptor) and ASIP (Agouti signalling peptide) genes at the Agouti and Extension loci. The black phenotype is caused by production of eumelanin by melanocytes, whereas yellow-tan or light phenotype is the result of phaeomelanin synthesis. READ MORE