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Item Number: 108809
Title: Burg und Herrschaft - Mythos Burg - Die Burg
Author: Grossmann, G. ; R. Atzbach ; S. Lüken ; H. Ottomeyer (eds)
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9783942422024
Description: Dresden: Sandstein, 2010. 3 vols. 28cm., hardcover, slipcase. Vol. I: Burg und Herrschaft, 320pp. Vol. III: Mythos Burg, 456pp.. Vol. II: Die Burg : Wissenschaftlicher Begletiband zu den Ausstellungen, 340pp. , all volumes prof. illus., numerous color plates. Catalogues of the exhibitions held at Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin and Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg. Summary: Castles and knights, tournaments and sieges dominate our perception of the Middle Ages. Even in our modern age, strong battlements and soaring towers, or tales of robber barons and captive maidens retain their hold on our imagination. But, as a wealth of high-ranking pictorial and other sources proves, this fascination had already been felt even in the Middle ages themselves! Our exhibition describes the evolution of the castle - and the myth of the castle – from the age of Charlemagne up to the present day. The finest examples of European illustrated manuscripts, decorative gold or bronze tableware, altarpieces and ivory carvings demonstrate the special role the castle played in art as early as the Romanesque and Gothic eras. Realistically coloured scale models of actual castles help to understand the evolution and the huge variety in castle architecture from the 11th to 18th centuries. New archaeological discoveries, ranging from stove tiles to coin hoards, as well as valuable surviving examples of master craftsmanship allow us to glimpse both the everyday chores and the festivities which filled the castle with life. As early as the 17th century, castles had become a subject of scientific inquiry, illustrated not only in sketches and learned treatises, but soon also in tour guides and panoramic postcards. The spectacular joint exhibitions ‘The Myth of the Castle’ in Nuremberg and ‘Castles and Power’ in Berlin are the largest such endeavour ever to be undertaken.
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