illuminated manuscript on parchment cm 19x28, 23 folios
ISBN 88-86251-63-7
Prezzo: € 1.750,00
|
|
CHRONiCLE OF THE WORLD and history of CHARLEMAGNE not available anymore
The
manuscript from Berlin, Very important for artistic and historical interestamong the ones of the Swabian period, consists of two pieces: the chronicle of the
world of Rudolf von Ems and the Charlemagne of Stricker.
Rudolf
von Ems (1200-1253 approx.) was the singer of German cavalry, his most
famous work, The Chronicle of the world (Weltchronik), was commissioned
by the emperor Conrad IV (1228-1254), son of Frederick II of Swabia and heir, together with his brother Manfred, of Christian empire. In
1250, after the death of his father, Conrad came to Italy to claim the
throne, Rudolf von Ems was after him to celebrate his deeds. The Chronicle, unfinished, sketches events from the creation of the world until the age of Samson and King Solomon.
On
Stricker (nickname which literally means the hosier) news are few; singer of road from Franconia, worked in the first half of
the thirteenth century, and his only real success was the Charlemagne. The
epic continues the tradition of oral and written Chanson de Roland and
the Charlemagne cycle, specially reworked depending on the model of
Federico II. The
poem ends on August 15 in 776, when the paladin Orlando Roncesvalles
falls and Charlemagne stop the campaign against the Saracens of Spain to
dedicate himself entirely to European empire-building.
The code in the format of 28 × 19 cm, consists of 23 folios, divided equally between text and illustrations. The binding is red leather with dry impressions. The print run of 950 copies numbered and certified. The twenty-three full-page miniatures are vibrantly colored and opaque, with striking use of gold. Visually striking the latest miniatures dedicated to the Battle of Roncesvalles and death of Orlando. The author of the commentary, fully translated into Italian, is Wolfgang Irtenkauf, director of the Library of Baden-Württemberg. The edition is kept in a leather case with gold titles.
|
|