Medieval treasures from Hildesheim / edited by Peter Barnet, Michael Brandt, and Gerhard Lutz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barnet, Peter.

Brandt, Michael, 1948-

Lutz, Gerhard.

Thomas G. Waldman collection of books on medieval history (University of Pennsylvania)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dom zu Hildesheim--Exhibitions.

Dom zu Hildesheim.

Michaeliskirche (Hildesheim, Germany)--Exhibitions.

Michaeliskirche (Hildesheim, Germany).

Sankt Mikael (Hildesheim).

Church decoration and ornament.

History.

Christian art and symbolism.

Germany--Hildesheim.

Christian art and symbolism--Germany--Hildesheim--Medieval, 500-1500--Exhibitions.

Church decoration and ornament--Germany--Hildesheim--History--To 1500--Exhibitions.

Hildesheim (Germany).

Christian art and symbolism--Medieval.

Local Subjects:

Dom zu Hildesheim.

Sankt Mikael (Hildesheim).

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Exhibition catalogues.

Penn Provenance:

Waldman, Thomas G. (former owner)

Physical Description:

x, 138 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Distribution:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2013]

Place of Publication:

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2013]

Summary:

"Hildesheim, Germany, was a leading center of art between 1000 and 1250, when outstanding precious works, such as the larger-than-life size Ringelheim Crucifix, illuminated manuscripts lavishly bound in jeweled covers, and a monumental bronze baptismal font, were commissioned for its churches and cathedral. In 1985, UNESCO designated St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim a world cultural heritage site, recognizing them as monuments of medieval art with exceptionally rich treasures. Despite its significance, Hildesheim's incomparable collection of medieval church furnishings is little known outside of Germany. This book provides the first comprehensive examination in English of the city's treasures, its leading role in the art of the Middle Ages, and its churches' history of commissioning and collecting outstanding objects. Highlighting fifty precious and rare works, this book beautifully illustrates some of the great masterpieces of medieval church art."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Director's foreword / Thomas P. Campbell

Dean of Hildesheim Cathedral's foreword / Hans Georg Koitz

Hildesheim : center of Medieval art / Martina Giese, Gerhard Lutz, and Harald Wolter-von dem Knesebeck

Works from Medieval Hildesheim.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 17, 2013-January 5, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by the Estate of Thomas G. Waldman.

ISBN:

9780300196993

0300196997

9781588394972

1588394972

OCLC:

841672043