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Exhibition Review
Gold und Ruhm: Kunst und Macht unter Kaiser Heinrich II
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 161-163
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Reviewer:
Sears, Andrew (Sears, Andrew)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
buildings:
Basel Münster, Basel, Switzerland
museums and institutions:
Historisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland
patrons:
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973-1024)
subjects:
Goldsmiths / Altars / Reliquaries / Patronage
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gold und Ruhm: Kunst und Macht unter Kaiser Heinrich II. Edited by Marc Fehlmann, Michael Matzke and Sabine Söll-Tauchert. 384 pp. incl. 255 col. ills. (Hirmer, Munich, 2019), €49.90. ISBN 978–3–7774–3404–9. | :
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4. Golden antependium. Bamberg (?), before 1019. Walnut core with raised gold; gilt copper (inscription panels); gilt silver-copper alloy (crowns of the two benefactors); precious and semiprecious stones, including antique gems; glass, pearls and enamel. 120 by 177.5 by 13 cm. (Musée de Cluny – musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris).
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5. Heinrichskreuz, reliquary cross. Germany, 11th century with later additions. Oak core with gold sheet, gold filigree, silver pearls, stones; back and sides silver sheet, goldplated; Crucifix and evangelist symbols cast and gold-plated silver, 51.2 by 46.2 cm. (Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin / bpk).
Western art unattributed:
6. Standing Christ and foliated border. Probably southwest Germany, around 1000 or earlier. Pen and ink on parchment, 37.5 by 25–30.5 cm. (Sammlung Günther, Basel).
Book Review
Die Galluspforte des Basler Munsters
06/1939 | 435 | 74
Pages: 298
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
buildings:
Basel Münster, Basel, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland / Basel
subjects:
Architecture / Swiss / Churches
subjects:
Romanesque
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Die Galluspforte des Basler Munsters | author: Moullet, Maurice
Book Review
Die Kunstdenkmaler des Kantons Basel-Stadt
07/1934 | 376 | 65
Pages: 47
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Reviewer:
Dodgson, Campbell (Dodgson, Campbell; D., C.)
Subjects
buildings:
Basel Münster, Basel, Switzerland
places:
Switzerland / Basel
subjects:
Silverwork / Metalwork / Gothic (Medieval) / Romanesque
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Die Kunstdenkmaler des Kantons Basel-Stadt | author: Burckhardt, Rudolf F.