{"product_id":"15999-gold","title":"Gold","description":"\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cFONT face=TheSans-Plain\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eMore than any other precious metal, gold has fascinated human beings since antiquity. Its material value has always also embraced a spiritual and mythical dimension, which has lost nothing of its allure to this day.\u003cBR\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eThis book reveals the still little-known treasures of medieval goldsmithing, covering the region from Lake Constance in the north to the Chur Valley in the east. It invites the reader to take part in a fascinating expedition through the Middle Ages: it begins with Alemannic gold-leaf crucifixes from the sixth and seventh centuries, an early sign of the spread of Christianity, and concludes with the Reformation, when in the religious confusion of 1528 the treasures contained in Constance Cathedral were melted down and the relics of the saints thrown into the lake. \u003cBR\u003eWith its numerous large-format color reproductions, illuminating text contributions, and contemporary documents, this volume offers an excellent synopsis of one thousand years of medieval treasury art.\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003eExhibition schedule: Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz, and Johanniterkirche, Feldkirch, June 21–October 5, 2008\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=2\u003e\u003cFONT face=TheSans-Plain\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-GB style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44874840572168,"sku":"9783775722131","price":39.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775722131_e556f62f-1f75-4a56-98c6-f438c93105d6.jpg?v=1744069239","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/15999-gold","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}