University of Aberdeen

The Illuminated Manuscripts from 14th Century Icelandic Helgafell: An Interdisciplinary Approach     ‌

Academic History:

2014-2017 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Scandinavian Studies (PhD) - University of Aberdeen, The School of Divinity, History & Philosophy; PhD Thesis Title: “klaustrit at helga felli aa bok þessa – The illuminated manuscripts from Helgafell: an interdisciplinary approach“

2006-2012 Magister Artium (MA) in Nordic Philology, History of Art & Philosophy; Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Faculty of Arts & Humanities; MA Thesis Title: “Text und Bild der Flateyjarbók im Kontext: Philologische und kunsthistorische Studien über Verbindungen zu isländischen Manuskripten und europäischer Kunst des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts“

2008-2009 Master of Arts (MA) in Medieval Icelandic Studies First Class; Háskóli Íslands, Reykjavík, Faculty of Icelandic & Comparative Cultural Studies; MA Thesis Title: “Die Buchmalerei und ihre Deutung in drei ausgewählten isländischen Handschriften des Hochmittelalters“

Supervisors:

Dr Hannah Burrows - Centre of Scandinavian Studies - University of Aberdeen

Professor Jane Geddes - Chair in History of Art - University of Aberdeen

Research Interests:

Medieval Art History, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval Art & Architecture, Western Illuminated Manuscripts, Old Norse Philology, Old Norse Literature & Culture, Medieval Northern History, West-Norse & British Manuscript Studies, Codicology, Material Philology, Textual Criticism & Editing, Digital Humanities.

Research Stays:

03/2014 Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen

11/2013 Avdeling for Spesialsamlinger, Bergen

02/2013 Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík

02/2012 Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen & Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík

06/2009 Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík

Scholarships & Awards:

10/2014 present day AHRC DTP Scholarship (Fees-Only) for the Arts & Humanities

03/2014 Dr Peter Hirschfeld Travel Grant to support writing an article for Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen.

11/2013 Travel Grant of the Graduate Center of the Christian-Albrechts-Universität to support invited attendance & presentation at the 'Knowledge of the North' Workshop helt in Bergen

08/2013 Dr Peter Hirschfeld Travel Grant to support invited attendance & presentation at the 10th International Arnamagnæan Summer School in Manuscript Studies helt in Reykjavík.

09/2008 - 05/2009 ERASMUS / DAAD Scholarship to support the study of the interdisciplinary MA in 'Medieval Icelandic Studies' at the Háskóli Íslands, Reykjavík.

Publications:

2015 (in progress:) “The illuminations of AM 133 fol. Kálfalækjabók“, in: Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir (ed.): The Variance of Njáls Saga, Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum, Reykjavík

2014 “Thieves & workshops: On a historical initial in AM 343 fol. Svalbarðsbók“, in: Guðvarður Már Gunnlaugsson, Margrét Eggertsdóttir and Þórunn Sigurðardóttir (eds.): Saltari: stilltur og sleginn Svanhildi Óskarsdóttur fimmtugri 13. mars 2014. Mettusjóður, Reykjavík. pp. 37–39

2014 (accepted:) “Zur Ikonographie der AM 350 fol. Skarðsbók“, in: Espen Karlsen (ed.): Collegium Medievale, Novis forlag, Oslo

2014 (accepted:) “Ikonographie und Text-Bild-Beziehungen der GKS 1005 fol. Flateyjarbók“, in: Frederiksen, Britta Olrik (ed.): Opuscula. Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana, vol. 45. Museum Tusculanums Forlag, Copenhagen

2014 (accepted:) “Lena Liepe: Studies in Fourteenth Century Icelandic Book Painting”, in: Espen Karlsen (ed.): Collegium Medievale, Novis forlag, Oslo (Book Review)

2013 “Sagan af Pólenstator ok Möndulþvara”. An electronic edition by the Master Class of The Arnamagnæan Summer School in Manuscript Studies, August 2012, under the conduct of Matthew J. Driscoll, Tereza Lansing and Sjöfn Kristjánsdóttir. International. Will be published soon at the website of Den Arnamagnæanske Samling, Copenhagen

2012 (Abstract:) “Flateyjarbók & Europe? An investigation of art-historical connections to contemporary art from Iceland, Norway, Denmark & Great Britain's East-Anglia“, in: Nordvig, A. Mathias Valentin & Torfing, Lisbeth H. (ed.): Preprint Publication of the 15th International Saga Conference, Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, pp. 111–112

Contact Details:

Address: Centre for Scandinavian Studies, The School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, 50-52 College Bounds, Aberdeen, AB 24 3DS

Tel No: +44 (0)1224 272366

Email: s.drechsler@abdn.ac.uk

See also: https://aberdeen.academia.edu/StefanDrechsler

First published: 1 October 2014