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Exhibition Review
Corvey und das Erbe der Antike: Kaiser, Klöster und Kulturtransfer im Mittelalter
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1241–3
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Schwarzer, Isabella (Schwarzer, Isabella)
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Corvey und das Erbe der Antike: Kaiser, Klöster und Kulturtransfer im Mittelalter Diözesanmuseum, Paderborn 21st September 2024–26th January 2025 | :
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Attributed works:
6. She-bear. Roman with 19th-century additions. Bronze, 85 by 75 by 95 cm. (Domschatzkammer, Aachen; exh. Diözesanmuseum, Paderborn).
Western art unattributed:
4. Bursa. Second half of the 8th century. Gold and silver, fire gilt, cloisonné, glass and garnet inlay, gems, pearls, wooden core, 16 by 14 by 5.3 cm. (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. Diözesanmuseum, Paderborn).
Western art unattributed:
5. Stone plate with inscription from westwork of Corvey Abbey, 815–85. Sandstone, approx. 173 by 87 cm. (Corvey Abbey; exh. Diözesanmuseum, Paderborn).
Book Review
The Medieval Monastery of Saint Elijah: A History in Paint and Stone
07/2024 | 1456 | 166
Pages: 750–1
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Sullivan, Alice (Sullivan, Alice)
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The Medieval Monastery of Saint Elijah: A History in Paint and Stone By Alison Locke Perchuk. 432 pp. incl. 150 col. + 10 b. & w. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2021), €175. ISBN 978–2–503–58943–5. | :
Article
Reaching the Buddhist paradise: early images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in Koguryŏ
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 554–569
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Inscribed Buddhist triad, provenance unknown, attributed to Koguryŏ. 563 CE. Gilded bronze, height 17.5 cm. (Kansong Art Museum).
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2. Plan of the under-structure of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn yujŏk yumul togam / The Illustrated Book of Ruins and Relics of Korea, Pyongyang 1990 (hereafter Chosŏn), VI, p.73, fig.93; redrawn by the author).
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3. Layout of murals of the north wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing four bodhisattvas, the Green Dragon and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.72, fig.91).
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4. East ceiling of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing an enthroned Buddha, tomb occupants and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.74, fig.97).
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5. Restored image of the west wall of the main chamber of the Susanni tomb near Namp’o, North Korea, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Ch’ŏnsang-ŭi munyang yesul: Koguryŏ kobun pyŏkhwa / Celestial motifs: Ancient Tomb Murals of the Koguryŏ Dynasty, Taejŏn 2020, p.282).
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6. Ceiling corners of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing Yaksha–Atlas figures, and newborn male and female figures in lotus flowers. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.82, fig.105).
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7. Right wall of the second chamber of the Sanshi (Three Chambers) tomb, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure and two Black Warriors. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.68, fig.85).
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Buddha and bodhisattvas on the south wall of Yungang cave no.10, Datong, Shanxi province, China. Northern Wei period, 470–94 CE. (From Li Zhiguo: Yungang shiku (Yungang caves), Beijing 1995, p.92, fig.73).
Non-western art unattributed:
11a and b. Seated Buddha (mandorla missing), found at Ttuksŏm, Seoul area. First half of the 5th century CE. Gilded bronze, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Seated Buddha, found at the Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, north of Pyongyang area, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century CE. Clay, height 17 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
13a and b. Standing bodhisattva, found at Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century. Clay, height 19.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Seated Buddha, found near Hwangju, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. soapstone (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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15. Buddhist stele. Chinese, Late Northern Wei period. (Zhucheng Museum, Shandong).
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Fragment of mould, found south of Pyongyang at T’osong-ni, Taedong county, South P’yongan province, North Korea. Koguryo period, sixth century. Clay. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Seated Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
18. Inscribed mandorla, found at Ch’ungju, North Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. 536 or 596 CE. Gilded bronze, height 12.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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19. Inscribed standing Buddha, found at Uiryong, South Kyongsang province (Silla territory), South Korea. 539 CE. Gilded bronze, height 16.2 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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20. Inscribed mandorla, found in P’yongch’on area, Pyongyang, North Korea. 551 CE, Gilded bronze, height. 22 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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21. Inscribed Buddhist triad (pedestal missing), found at Koksan, in Hwanghae province, North Korea. 571. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Ho am Art Museum, Leeum).
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22. Buddhist triad with three bodhisattvas, found in Kangwŏn province, South Korea. Three Kingdoms period, presumably sixth century CE. Gilded bronze, height 8.7 cm, pedestal diameter 3.3 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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23. Buddhist triad (bodhisattva and two arhats), found at Ch’unch’on, Kangwon province, South Korea. Koguryo or Silla, presumably second half of sixth century. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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24. Inscribed plaque, found in Omae-ri, Sinp’o city, South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Gilded bronze, 41.5 by 18.5 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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25a and b. Inscribed Buddhist triad, found on Mount Puso, near Puyo, in South Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. Gilded bronze, height 8.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
26a and b. Inscribed standing bodhisattva, found in Hongsong county, South Ch’ungch’ong province, central western Korea. Gilded bronze, height 16.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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27. Inscribed standing bodhisattva. Northern Wei period, 525 CE. Gilded bronze. (© Minku Kim; Linshu Museum, Shandong).
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28. Standing bodhisattva. Gilded bronze, height 22.8 cm. (Gyeongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
29. Buddhist triad. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
30a and b. Inscribed standing Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height. 7.7 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
8. North wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing bodhisattvas turned towards the Buddha. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (© Icomos Korea).
Non-western art unattributed:
9. West niche of the front chamber of the Kamsin tomb, near Namp’o city, North Korea, showing a seated figure. Koguryŏ period, late 5th century CE. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Book Review
Other Monasticisms: Studies in the History and Architecture of Religious Communities Outside the Canon, 11th–15th Centuries
05/2024 | 1454 | 166
Pages: 530–531
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Grant, Lindy (Grant, Lindy)
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Other Monasticisms: Studies in the History and Architecture of Religious Communities Outside the Canon, 11th–15th Centuries Edited by Sheila Bonde and Clark Maines. 370 pp. incl. 76 col. + 20 b. & w. ills. (Turnhout, Brepols, 2022), €160. ISBN 978–2–503–58784–4. | :
Exhibition Review
Zeitenwende 1400: Hildesheim als Europäische Metropole
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 163-165
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Strohmaier, Patricia (Strohmaier, Patricia)
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Zeitenwende 1400: Hildesheim als Europäische Metropole Edited by Claudia Höhl and Gerhard Lutz. 432 pp. incl. 306 col. + 13 b. & w. ills. (Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg, 2019), €35. ISBN 978–3–7954–3462–5. | :
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Western art unattributed:
7. Map of Hildesheim. After 1575. Paper, 81 by 116 cm. (Dombibliothek, Hildesheim; inv. no.C 683).
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8. Chalice of Bischof Gerhard. 1367–98. Gold repoussé and engraved, gemstones, height 22.5 cm. (Dommuseum, Hildesheim; inv. no.DS 42).
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9. Tower reliquary. c.1400. Wooden core with gilt silver and rock crystal, height 92 cm. (Dommuseum, Hildesheim; inv. no.DS 35).
Exhibition Review
Stories of Painted Pages: Manuscripts and Illuminations Recovered by the Florentine Cultural Heritage Protection Unit
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 881-883
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Herman, Nicholas (Herman, Nicholas)
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Stories of Painted Pages: Manuscripts and Illuminations Recovered by the Florentine Cultural Heritage Protection Unit Palazzo Pitti, Florence 24th June–4th October | :
Illustrations
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6. Initial L with St Lucy, by Master of the Dominican Effigies, detail from an antiphonal from the Church of Sts Ippolito and Biagio, Castelfiorentino. c.1340. Ink, tempera and gold on parchment, 27 by 13.5 cm. (Museo di Santa Verdiana, Castelfiorentino; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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4. Initial E and the Prophet Isaiah, from an antiphonal from the abbey of Montemorcino, Perguia. c.1500– 10. Tempera on parchment, 61.4 by 43.5 cm. (Abbazia di Monte Olivetto Maggiore, Asciano; fol.1r; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
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5. Page with a missing initial E, from a gradual made at S. Lucchese, Poggibonsi. c.1485– 90. Ink and tempera on parchment, 16 by 20 cm. (Colle di Val d’Elsa, Museo San Pietro; fol.95r; exh. Palazzo Pitti, Florence).
Publication Received
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: L’abbatiale romane (Bibliothèque de la Société Française d’Archéologie. Nouvelle série, 1). By Eliane Vergnolle
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1072
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McNeill, John (McNeill, John)
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Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire: L’abbatiale romane (Bibliothèque de la Société Française d’Archéologie. Nouvelle série, 1) By Eliane Vergnolle. 272 pp. incl. 433 col. + b. & w. ills. (Société Française d’Archéologie, Paris, 2018), €35. ISBN 978–2–901837–75–6. | :
Exhibition Review
Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation. Winchester Cathedral
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 858-860
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Reviewer:
Jenkins, Susan (Jenkins, Susan)
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10. Detail from the Winchester Bible, showing Noah’s Ark (photograph John Crook).
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11. The Morley Library, Winchester Cathedral (photograph Robin Jones).
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9. Installation view of Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation at Winchester Cathedral, 2019, showing fifteen mounted sculptures from the Great Screen (1447–86).
Book Review
‘Gold und Bücher lieb ich sehr…’: 480 Jahre Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg. Edited by Karl-Georg Pfändtner
01/2019 | 1390 | 161
Pages: 85-87
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Michael, Michael (Michael, Michael; Michael, Michael A.; Michael, M. A.)
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2. Initial D at beginning of psalm 22 Dixit Insipiens, a tavern with men drinking and gaming, from the psalter of Abbot Johannes von Giltlingen. 1495. Parchment, 57.5 by 42 cm. (Augsburg Staats- und Stadtbibliothek; 2° Cod 49a, Cim 63).
Book Review
Apogeo e fine del Medioevo (La Pittura Medievale a Roma, 312–1431. Corpus VI). Edited by Serena Romano
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 1066-1067
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