The Nuremberg Schembart Carnival / Samuel L. Sumberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumberg, Samuel L., author.

Series:

Columbia University Germanic Studies Edited by Robert Herndon Fife ; 12

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1941]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Examines the Nuremberg Shembart Carnival from the origin of the carnival in the dance of the butchers, the annals of the festival, the activities of the Laufer and the grotesque figures, and finally the pageant sleighs. Looks to make a critical review and estimate the historical and cultural importance of the carnival.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

I. PROBLEM OF THE SCHEMBART CARNIVAL

II. CHARACTER OF THE SCHEMBART MSS

III. ORIGIN OF THE SCHEMBARTLAUF: MS NOR. K. 444

IV. THE SCHEMBART CHRONICLE

V. THE DANCERS

VI. THE GROTESQUES

VII. THE PAGEANTS

VIII. SUMMARY

APPENDIX A. MINIATURES OF FESTIVALS

APPENDIX B. CATALOGUE OF SCHEMBART MSS

APPENDIX C. REPRODUCTIONS OF MINIATURES FROM SCHEMBART MSS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89588-7

OCLC:

1100434933