The State of Research on Medieval Visual Culture in Estonia and Latvia
The State of Research on Medieval Visual Culture in Estonia and Latvia

Summary/Abstract: This special issue of Studies on Art and Architecture is dedicated to the study of medieval visual culture of a historical region called Livonia (approximately corresponding to present-day Estonia and Latvia). The introductory paper gives a brief overview of the historiography and research projects of this topic in the two Baltic countries. The authors point out that, since the emergence of their nation-states in 1918, Estonian and Latvian scholars have often chosen to study medieval buildings and works of art in their own countries instead of analysing the entire region. Another problem which makes it difficult for scholars of both countries to share their research results is the language barrier.

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