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The Studiolo of Urbino – An Iconographic Investigation
The “studiolo” of Federico da Montefeltro in Urbino, the highlight of the Ducal Palace, is the most complete surviving example of an early Renaissance study. Its decorations...
Madrider Mitteilungen
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S. SANZ GONZÁLEZ DE LEMA
Clima y cambio cultural en el Valle del Ebro y Levante español. Paisajes de la...
Byzantinischer Schmuck des 9. bis frühen 13. Jahrhunderts
Untersuchungen zum metallenen dekorativen Körperschmuck der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit anhand datierter Funde
Byzantine luxury objects have been neglected in research for a long time, despite the legendary reputation they already held during the Middle Ages. This volume analyses the gold,...
Ornamentale Purpurwirkereien
De variis purpureis segmentis, paragaudis, clavis et ceteris ornamentis cum ornamento
The textile finds from Egypt provide a special quantitative and qualitative value to the ornamental purple textiles. They can be counted as a chief representative of ornamental...
Die illuminierten Handschriften italienischer Herkunft in der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
Teil 1: Vom 10. bis zur Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts
The illuminated manuscripts from Italy which are held in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München date from the pre-Carolingian period up to the 16th century. The oldest codices...
Die Baugeschichte der Sophienkirche in Sofia
The unique architecture of the Hagia Sophia Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, gives it a prominent role not only in the history of the city, which assumed the name of the church, but...
Egypt 1350 BC to AD 1800
Art Historical and Archeological Studies for Gawdat Gabra
This tribute by a baker’s dozen of women to the esteemed Coptologist Gawdat Gabra comprises articles dealing with subjects reflecting his scholarly interests in the art and...
Frühbyzantinische textile Kopfbedeckungen
Typologie, Verbreitung, Chronologie und soziologischer Kontext nach Originalfunden
The analysis of archaeological textiles in order to write their ancient cultural history is still in its infancy. This study contributes to this process by cataloging more than...
Rechtsidee und Bild
Zur Funktion und Ikonografie der Bilder in Rechtsbüchern vom 9. bis zum 16. Jahrhundert
This volume offers the first comprehensive examination of illustrations in German legal manuscripts dating from the earliest such works (9th century) to printed books of the 16th...
Die Inschriften des Landkreises Passau I
Die ehemaligen Bezirksämter Passau und Wegscheid
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Der Band umfasst 185 Editionen der Inschriften des Landkreises Passau, die sich in den ehemaligen Bezirksämtern...
Die Inschriften der Stadt Freising
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Das der ehemals fürstbischöflichen Residenzstadt Freising verliehene Attribut einer „geistlichen Stadt“ spiegelt...
Das Buch und die vier Ecken der Welt
Von der Hülle der Thorarolle zum Deckel des Evangeliencodex
Starting with a detailed iconographic analysis of the four angles (gammadia) placed in the four corners of the book covers gifted by the Lombard queen Theodelinda to the basilica...
Frühchristliche Reliquiare im Kontext von Kultstrategien, Heilserwartung und sozialer Selbstdarstellung
This study for the first time provides a comprehensive analysis of early Christian reliquaries in the context of their meaning and various uses. Taking into account all documented...
Jahrbuch der Oswald von Wolkenstein-Gesellschaft
Band 18 (2010/2011): Konrad von Megenberg (1309 bis 1374): Ein spätmittelalterlicher »Enzyklopädist« im europäischen Kontext
This proceedings places Konrad von Megenberg (1309-1374) squarely at the focal point of European cataloging. It combines contributions from Megenberg followers from different...
Dawn of Japan
Emperor Jimmu with his Gods and Warriors on Third-Century Bronze Mirrors
In a richly illustrated study, the authors trace Jimmu Tenno, Japan’s legendary first emperor, on bronze mirrors of his own time.The mirrors, while steeped in mythology, tell the...
Stadtbelagerung in der Spätantike – das Berliner Holzrelief
Since the first publication about it in 1901, this unique wooden relief has been attributed to the Coptic maker because it was discovered in Egypt. The precise meaning of its...
Treasures of the Ferrell Collection
James Ferrell has collected Greek and Roman antiquities for many years to satisfy his life-long interest in ancient history. His collection is particularly important for its...
Die Dekorelemente der Elfenbeinskulpturen des Kalifats von Córdoba (Mitte 10. bis Anfang 11. Jahrhundert)
The life work of the architect and art historian Christian Ewert was the investigation and analysis of west Islamic architectural adornment, from its flowering in the 10th Century...
»Christus und die minnende Seele«
An Analysis of Circulation, Text, and Iconography
The late medieval verse dialogue ‘Christus und die minnende Seele’ portrays the journey of the soul as the bride of Christ toward mystical union in a series of 20 to 24 individual...
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M. KUNST
Das Projekt ›Sizandro und Alcabrichel. Zwei kupferzeitliche Siedlungskammern im Vergleich‹ (Torres...