Kremsmünster Abbey houses one of the most precious liturgical
vessels of the early Middle Ages: a lavishly decorated and
magnificently inscribed communion chalice. This illustrated book
provides for the first time a comprehensive descriptive and
pictorial documentation of the chalice. The chalice was donated by
Bavarian Duke Tassilo III and his wife, the Lombard princess
Liutpirc. Created about 1250 years ago in the Salzburg area,
splendour has surrounded this singular work of art for centuries.
Researchers consider the Tassilo-Liutpirc chalice to be a symbol of
ancient Bavaria and a short-lived symbiosis of
Mediterranean-insular post-antiquity. But little was known about
its production, authenticity and original function. Despite many
efforts, the message of the mysterious images and ornaments
remained a mystery that this volume aims to solve. For the first
time, as a result of a five-year research project, a comprehensive
descriptive, photographic and graphic documentation as well as
in-depth archaeometric and goldsmith investigations according to
the latest state of the art can now be presented. The historical
environment and the artistic heyday of that time are illuminated
against the backdrop of Tassilo's glorious reign and his intriguing
overthrow by Charlemagne in 788. In detective meticulousness, the
lost art treasure of Tassilo III is brought back to life and the
enigmatic pictorial program of the Tassilo Liutpirc chalice is
deciphered as an allegorical visualization of the celestial city.
Language of text: German
General
| Imprint: |
Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Verlag
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Schriften des Archäologischen Museums Frankfurt am Main |
| Release date: |
September 2019 |
| Editors: |
Egon Wamers
|
| Dimensions: |
280 x 210mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
496 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-7954-3187-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
3-7954-3187-5 |
| Barcode: |
9783795431877 |
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