This figure of Christ is from Ufsir from a cross which is now lost. The figure is carved in birchwood in the Romanesque style. It was originally painted, and traces of paint remain. The crucifix hung in the church at Ufsir, North Iceland. It is believed to be made in Iceland, and to date from around AD 1200. Lesa meira

The Valþjófsstaður door, a church door in the Romanesque style dating from about 1200 AD, is believed to have been carved in Iceland. In its original form it is thought to have een one third taller, with three roundels. The door ring is inlaid with a silver rosette design. Lesa meira

Printing was introduced to Iceland around 1530, when Bishop Jón Arason acquired a small printing press, with a Swedish printer to operate it. Initially, only religious texts were printed, and right from the start almost all publications were in Icelandic, which became the language of the church in Iceland. Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson had the first Icelandic Bible printed at Hólar in 1584. Lesa meira

This drinking horn was carved by farmer Brynjólfur Jónsson of Skarð, South Iceland. Brynjólfur was a skilled carver, and he probably lived partly by his art, as many examples of his work are known. Lesa meira

Sigurður Guðmundsson, known as “the Painter”, was keenly interested in all aspects of Icelandic culture. He proposed improvements to women’s formal costume. His new skautbúningur rapidly became popular, and the old faldbúningur disappeared. The first skautbúningur was worn as a wedding dress in the autumn of 1859. Lesa meira

The twentieth century is symbolised by a flag, seized on 12 June 1913 by the skipper of a Danish naval vessel in Reykjavík Harbour. Lesa meira