Der Schatz von Münster:
Wertvolle Reliquiare und
Kunstwerke aus der Domkammer
/ The Treasure of Mü nster:
precious reliquaries and works of
art from the Domkammer
Edited by Udo Grote. 280 pp. incl.
numerous col. ills. (Aschendorff,
Münster, 2019), €29.90. ISBN 978–
3–402–13399–6. |
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Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
4. Head reliquary
of St Paul.
Northwest
Germany, third
quarter of the
eleventh century,
with additions
from the second
quarter of the
thirteenth
century. Oak
wood core with
gold, silver,
copper; inlaid with
filigree, stones
and pearls, 22.4
by 12.2 by 7.2 cm.
(Domkammer, St
Paul’s Cathedral,
Münster;
exh. Museum
Catharijneconvent,
Utrecht;
photograph
Stephan Kube).
Western art unattributed:
5. Reliquary cross.
Western German,
second half of
the eleventh
century, re-using
first- and ninth/
tenth-century
components. Wood
core with gold and
precious stones
and rock crystal
base, 22.6 by 13 cm.
(Domkammer, St
Paul’s Cathedral,
Münster; exh.
Museum Catharijneconvent,
Utrecht;
photograph
Stephan Kube).
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38. The shrine of the Virgin Mary, by Nicholas of Verdun. 1205. Gold, champlevé enamel and precious stones, 90 by 70 by 126 cm. (Cathédrale de Notre-Dame, Tournai).