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This book shows how text decoration evolved into an innovative form of Reformed visual culture after iconoclasm, and was used to transform church spaces to accommodate Reformed worship. A story of continuity throughout the Reformation appears in the pre-Reformation roots of designs and spatial arrangements of displayed texts, beyond evident and major change. The work is based on a comprehensive inventory of text panels and text paintings installed in churches throughout the Dutch provinces between ca 1575-1800. A North Sea perspective presents text decoration as a universal Protestant phenomenon, which took different forms according to the liturgical and dogmatic requirements of denominations: from English Ten Commandments boards, and catechism altarpieces in churches in the Lutheran Danish Kingdom, to Lutheran text altarpieces that showcase the presence of Calvinism in northwest Germany.

Die mittelalterliche Doppelstadt Altstadt und Neustadt Brandenburg bilden zusammen mit der Dominsel ein einzigartiges Stadtdenkmal von europäischem Rang. Der niemals großflächig zerstörte Stadtkern mit seinen zahlreichen historischen Bauten war in den 1980er Jahren stark verwahrlost. Mit der Wende kam Brandenburg als Modellstadt für Stadterneuerung schon seit 1990 in den Genuss einer breit angelegten, professionell organisierten Stadtsanierung mit hoher kontinuierlicher Förderung durch Bund und Land. Der Sanierungsprozess erstreckte sich über 30 Jahre und muss im Rückblick als außerordentliche Erfolgsgeschichte gelten. Beteiligte aus Politik, Architektur, Wohnungsbau, Denkmalpflege und Archäologie, Verwaltung und Finanzen lassen den Leser am Abenteuer Stadtsanierung, an ihren Erfahrungen und Erfolgen teilhaben.

Anyone visiting and exploring Bad Homburg Palace and the Palace Park today will encounter three overlapping layers of time: the Middle Ages, the period of the landgraviate and the imperial phase under the influence of Prussia. Among the German palaces, Bad Homburg has a particularly unique position: it is the only place, where the living culture of the last German emperor and his wife can be experienced.This book contains the most important facts including building history, central figures, Palace interior and insights on the development of the impressive Park.

Harasimowicz's two volumes on Protestant Church architecture in Europe (16th to 18th centuries) present the first systematic and concise analysis of Protestant places of worship throughout Europe. Starting with an introduction by Jan Harasimowicz, the two volumes feature entries on 1244 churches in 41 countries.The book takes into account all the confessions that emerged after the Reformation and all the countries where it left lasting traces: from Iceland, Norway and Scotland to Romania, Slovenia and Serbia.Das zweibändige Werk enthält die erste umfassende Abhandlung zum protestantischen Kirchenbau im Europa der Frühen Neuzeit (16.-18. Jh.). Es berücksichtigt alle nach der Reformationswende entstandenen Konfessionen und alle Länder, in denen sie beständige Spuren hinterließ: von Island, Norwegen und Schottland bis Rumänien, Slowenien und Serbien.

The collection of medieval church art at the University Museum of Bergen is among the finest of its kind in Europe. Most of the objects came from churches in a limited area along Norway's west coast, but their style, techniques and iconography reflect the many cultural connections that tied these lands to other areas surrounding the North Sea and even to the Mediterranean and the Near East.

According to the central thesis presented in the first section of this book, which is preceded by some historiographical observations, Rome's importance as a place of study has been greatly underestimated, especially for the period after the permanent return of the popes to the city.

For thousands of years, the design, cultivation and preservation of gardens and cultural landscapes as fine arts and useful arts have been among the most striking expressions of human culture. As vehicles of meaning, historic gardens are important not just aesthetically but also historically, allegorically and symbolically.

Die Untersuchung von Heiligtümern und sakralen Kontexten in Großgriechenland sowie Süditalien unterlag in den letzten Jahren einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Die Entdeckungen von Waffen in einigen Heiligtümern (z. B. Caulonia), in Museumsmagazinen (z. B. Paestum) zusammen mit monographischen Untersuchungen zu bestimmten Waffen (z. B. Panzern) erlauben heute eine systematische Erforschung von Waffen in Votivkontexten. Besonders wichtig ist die Möglichkeit, die rituelle Praxis in verschiedenen Kulturen zu vergleichen.

The General Department of Cultural Heritage secures, researches and preserves the collection of archaeological cultural monuments. This book presents selected findings that are representative of the archaeological wealth of Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as up to date information on findings from the current, ongoing research.