History of art

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 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...

Seals, Sealings and Tokens from Gandhara

Ancient seals say much about people, their names, preferred styles and self-esteem. Over many decades Aman ur Rahman has built a large collection of seals from North-Western...

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...

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...

Madrider Mitteilungen

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M. KUNST
Das Projekt ›Sizandro und Alcabrichel. Zwei kupferzeitliche Siedlungskammern im Vergleich‹ (Torres...

Die Inschriften des Mainzer Doms und des Dom- und Diözesanmuseums von 800 bis 1350

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Ob gemalt, geritzt oder geschlagen, Inschriften üben stets eine große Faszination aus. Darüber hinaus sind sie...

Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie

Jahrbuch der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Band 2

The subjects of volume 2 of the „Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie“ (BIKA, Contributions to Islamic Art History and Archaeology) include architecture, painting,...

The Apse, the Image and the Icon

An Historical Perspective of the Apse as a Space for Images

This book deals with the apse as a showcase for images in the early Christian and early Byzantine periods. Two opposed traditions, harking back to early imperial times, nourished...

Buddhist Iconography and Ritual in Paintings and Line Drawings from Nepal

This book is divided into three sections. The first section introduces one specific tradition of Siddhas transmitted by artists from Nepal. This artistic legacy, which is related...

Mitteilungen zur Spätantiken Archäologie und Byzantinischen Kunstgeschichte

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Aus dem Inhalt: D. Piguet-Panayotova: The Attarouthi Chalices

A. Bosselmann-Ruickbie/Y. Stolz:...