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Prague : the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437 / edited by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt.
- Title
- Prague : the Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437 / edited by Barbara Drake Boehm and Jiri Fajt.
- Publication
- New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, 2005.
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- Description
- xii, [6] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 32 cm.
- Summary
- "Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437, the companion to a landmark exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrates the remarkable flowering of art that took place in Prague as the city emerged as a European cultural capital. In essays and entries on works of art drawn from Czech, other European, and American collections, an esteemed group of scholars elucidate this compelling chapter in European history. Among the nearly 200 objects are paintings, including panels by Master Theodoric from the Holy Cross Chapel at Karlstejn Castle; goldsmiths' work from Saint Vitus's Cathedral that has not been exhibited for decades; sculpture; drawings, including an artist's model book with its original carrying case; stained glass; embroideries from ecclesiastical vestments; and illuminated manuscripts from the personal collection of Wenceslas IV. These precious objects bear witness to the achievements of the hundreds of artists trained and active in Prague and its rulers' dominions during this spectacular century."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs
- Note
- Catalog to an exhibition being held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 20, 2005-January 3, 2006, and at Prague Castle, February 16- May 21, 2006.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-352) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Charles IV: toward a new imperial style / Jiří Fajt -- Charles IV: the realm of faith / Barbara Drake Boehm -- The circle of Charles IV ; The example of Prague in Europe / Robert Suckale, Jiří Fajt -- Prague as a new capital / Paul Crossley, Zoë Opačić -- Called to create: luxury artists at work in Prague / Barbara Drake Boehm -- The artistic culture of Prague Jewry / Vivian B. Mann -- Wenceslas IV / Barbara Drake Boehm, Jiří Fajt -- The beautiful style / Gerhard Schmidt -- The Hussite Revolution and sacred art / Jan Royt -- Sigismund, the last Luxembourg / Ernó Marosi.
- ISBN
- 1588391612 (hardcover)
- 1588391620 (pbk.)
- 030011138X (Yale University Press)
- LCCN
- ^^2005022954
- OCLC
- 61240642
- SCSB-10993718
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library