St Olaf's Church In Tyrvää – One Hundred and One Paintings

Kuutti Lavonen,Osmo Rauhala,

Pirjo Silveri
Kirjapaja, Helsinki 2010
Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket
25 x 20.5 cm.
144 pages
Illustrated with 101 paintings in full colour and 43 photos of the reconstruction of the church
Text in Finnish and English

In the book Pirjo Silveri describes how the medieval St Olaf's Church in Tyrvää, Sastamala, Finland was reconstructed by hand after it was burned in 1997. Finnish contemporary painters Kuutti Lavonen and Osmo Rauhala made all the paintings. The painting are presented in the book, as are the artists. The material for the book consists of thousands of photos, interviewing tapes, notes and press clippings.
The book includes tens of photos of the reconstruction work and of the new paintings.
The book is in English and in Finnish. It was launched July 3, 2010, at the Old Book Festival in Sastamala, Finland. The writer of the book Pirjo Silveri was called to document the whole process of painting the interior of the church.

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