Title & Author:

Prague and Bohemia : medieval art, architecture and cultural exchange in central Europe / edited by Zoë Opačić.

Publication:

London : British Archaeological Association, 2009.

Description:

247 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Series:

The British Archaeological Association conference transactions ; 32

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction. Medieval Prague, Bohemia and Their Neighbours: New Perspectives and Connections ; England and Bohemia in the time of Anne of Luxembourg: Dynastic Marriage as a Precondition for Cultural Contact in the Late Middle Ages; The Church of St Bartholomew at Kyje; Romanesque Prague and New Archaeological Discoveries; The House at the Stone Bell: Royal Representation in Early-Fourteenth-Century Prague; Our Lady in Nuremberg, All Saints Chapel in Prague, and the High Choir of Prague Cathedral; The Choir Triforium of Prague Cathedral Revisited: the Inscriptions and Beyond ; Peter Parler's Choir of St Bartholomew in Kolin and the Art of 'Articulation'; Prague -- Vienna -- Kosice: The Church of St Elizabeth in Kosice and Vault Design in the Generation after Peter Parler;

Summary:

This volume explores one of the most creative periods in Central European history. At its core is the medieval city of Prague, which became the seat of the Luxembourg dynasty in the 14th century and was fashioned as the political and cultural capital of the Holy Roman Empire. That dramatic change in the fortunes of Prague and Bohemia - from Romanesque roots to Late Gothic heyday and the religious uncertainties of the Hussite era - is examined through fifteen essays written by scholars from Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and the USA. An important place is given to the re-evaluation of Czech medieval heritage in the 19th century, much of it shaped by Josef Mocker's tireless and often controversial campaign to restore and document Gothic monuments. The volume offers important new insights into key buildings such as Prague Cathedral and Karlstein Castle.

ISBN:

1906540594
9781906540593
9781906540586 (pbk.)
1906540586 (pbk.)

Subject:

Art, Medieval Czech Republic Prague.
Art, Medieval Czech Republic Bohemia.
Architecture, Medieval Czech Republic Prague.
Architecture, Medieval Czech Republic Bohemia.
Art médiéval République tchèque Prague.
Art médiéval République tchèque Bohême.
Architecture médiévale République tchèque Prague.
Architecture médiévale République tchèque Bohême.
Architecture, Medieval.
Art, Medieval.
Tjeckisk konst historia Prag medeltiden.
Tjeckisk konst historia Böhmen medeltiden.
Arkitektur historia Tjeckien Prag medeltiden.
Arkitektur historia Tjeckien Böhmen medeltiden.
Czech Republic Bohemia.
Czech Republic Prague.

Form/genre:

Proceedings.

Added entries:

Opačić, Zoë.
British Archaeological Association conference transactions ; 32.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263607
Call No.: BIB 194825
Status: Available