Kulturgeschichte

Kulturlandschaft Mittelrhein – 100 Jahre Mittelrheinische Gesellschaft zur Pflege der Kunst

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In dem anlässlich des 100jährigen Bestehens der „Mittelrheinischen Gesellschaft zur Pflege der Kunst“ herausgegebenen Sammelband stellen 17 Autorinnen und Autoren die Kulturlandschaft Mittelrhein umfassend vor. Der erste Teil versammelt Aufsätze zur Geschichte und Entwicklung der Kulturlandschaft, ihrer Gärten und ihrer …

The Afterlife of Avestan Manuscripts: Colophons and Marginal notes

This study investigates the role of paratext in Zoroastrian scribal tradition, with a focus on the Avesta manuscripts. It examines how paratexts, such as colophons and marginal notes, contribute to organizing and interpreting the content of these manuscripts. These elements …

Der Wilde Alexander

Melodien, Texte, Übersetzungen, Kommentar

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The poet known in tradition as Master Alexander or Wild Alexander was probably active from around 1250 as the author of minstrel songs, sacred songs, chants and a Minneleich. He is considered one of the most important song poets of …

Spielformen des Lyrischen im späten Mittelalter

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The contributions in this anthology shed light on the thematic and poetic diversity of lyrical speech in the German late Middle Ages. The focus is on the productive engagement with genre and discourse traditions, the play with language, religious semantics …

Der gesprengte Kreis

Max Beckmanns Schüler zwischen Realismus und Abstraktion

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Much like Max Beckmann, his master students faced defamation, marginalization, and persecution at the hands of the Nazis. A significant portion of their work was lost or destroyed during World War II, leaving little to rediscover. Furthermore, during the Cold …

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Deutsche Lyrik des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit: Interpretationen

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The anthology presents a selection of predominantly German-language medieval poetry together with interpretations. A broad genre-typological spectrum is covered, from minnelyric to proverbs and mastersong to spiritual-mystical song poetry from the period from the 12th to the 15th century. The …

Der Tannhäuser

Untersuchungen zur Selbstbezüglichkeit seiner Lyrik und kommentierte Neuedition

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Tannhäuser has established a very unique profile as an author of 13th century medieval German literature. Not only did he experiment with literary genres and test their limits; his poetry is also defined by complex self-referential patterns. This study on …

Das Andachtsbüchlein aus der Sammlung Bouhier

(Montpellier, Bibliothèque Universitaire Historique de Médecine, H 396) Studie und kommentierte Edition

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This small-size manuscript, probably produced in the second quarter of the fourteenth century in eastern central Germany, is here studied in depth for the first time. The manuscript is without any known parallels as regards its structure: illustrated with coloured …

Der Erbwortschatz der nachischen Sprachen im Kaukasus

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Die nachischen Sprachen (Tschetschenisch, Inguschisch, Batsisch oder Zowathuschisch) sind im mittleren Nordkaukasus beheimatet. Innerhalb der nachisch-daghestanischen Familie nehmen sie in genetischer Hinsicht eine zentrale Stellung ein. Die Arbeit bietet eine Zusammenstellung des größtenteils aus der nachisch-daghestanischen Grundsprache überkommenen Wortschatzes in …

Nächstes Jahr in Jerusalem

Jüdisches Leben in Franken

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"Next year in Jerusalem" is a wish, a vision of many Jews who live abroad, in the diaspora. Jews have been living in Franconia for 1000 years - tolerated, expelled, murdered - and they have always dared to make a …

Wolgast, Der Reiseführer

Herzogsstadt und Tor zur Insel Usedom mit Amt am Peenestrom

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Wolgast, the old ducal town in north-eastern Germany, is more than just the "gateway to the island of Usedom". In this travel guide, art historian Reiner Sörries takes the reader on a journey through time from prehistoric settlement to post-reunification …

Die Stuckarbeiten aus Kharab Sayyar

Das Große Haus und die Moschee

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Einer der überraschenden Entdeckungen unserer Ausgrabungen im abbasidischen Kharab Sayyar war die Freilegung mehrerer stuckverzierter Wände in Privathäusern und in der Großen Moschee. Als Motive kommen u.a. unendliche Blätter, die sog. Fischblasen, zweiseitig entwickelte Dreiecke, an deren Spitze sich konzentrische …

Mitteilungen zur Spätantiken Archäologie und Byzantinischen Kunstgeschichte 8-2021

Imaginum orbis. Bilderwelten zwischen Spätantike und Byzanz. Festschrift anlässlich des 80. Geburtstags von Johannes G. Deckers

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This book is a commemorative publication on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. Johannes G. Deckers, former professor of Byzantine art history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. The volume brings together a total of 18 contributions by …

Jenseits der Dichotomie von Text und Bild

Verfahren der Veranschaulichung und Verlebendigung in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit

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This volume brings together the research findings of a DFG network of Germanists and art historians. The focus is on processes of visualisation and vivification in the sister arts of painting and poetry. For Christian-influenced pre-modern art production, it was …

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Fünf Essays zu Gottfrieds Tristan

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In his Tristan novel, Gottfried von Straßburg uses narrative traditions and common motifs of ancient, Celtic, French, Medieval Latin and German traditions. Furthermore, he incorporates aspects of material culture and contemporary scholarly knowledge. This book’s five essays can be read …

Der Mythos Niko Pirosmani

Auf den Spuren eines kuriosen Künstlerlebens im Georgien der Jahrhundertwende. Übersetzt aus dem Georgischen von Heinz Fähnrich

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Today, Niko Pirosmani (1865-1919) is considered one of the most important painters in the history of 20th century art. As a self-taught, penniless vagabond and artist in life, his work was characterised by a uniqueness that was fed exclusively by …

Wizlav. Sangsprüche und Minnelieder

Melodien, Texte, Übersetzungen, Kommentar

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Wizlav (the boy), who was probably identical with Prince Wizlav III of Rügen († 1325), was not only a creator of original texts, but also a gifted melodist. Among the authors of Middle High German songs, he occupies a special …

Darstellungen von Wagenlenkern in der römischen Kaiserzeit und frühen Spätantike

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Epigrams, passing remarks, and treatises dealing with the chariot races in the Roman circus and their participants have been handed down by numerous ancient authors. Whether described by Pliny, Martial, Juvenal, Ammianus Marcellinus, or Tertullian, charioteers are frequently viewed in …

Die Könige der Parnawasiden

Georgien in der Weltgeschichte

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Zwei Herrscherdynastien haben den Verlauf der Geschichte Georgiens entscheidend mitgeprägt. Die erste ist die der Parnawasiden, die vom 4. Jh. v. Chr. bis in das 8. nachchristliche Jahrhundert herrschte, die andere die Dynastie der aus der Südwestprovinz Speri stammenden Bagratiden, …

Statuen in der Spätantike

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The investigation of late antique statuary lies at the intersection of various scholarly disciplines studying the ancient world. Statues set up in public are an important index of the continuity of civic practices in Late Antiquity; statues in the private …