
Bern Minster
Gesellschaft f. Schweiz. Kunstgesch. (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-3-03797-802-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Bern Minster, the most important late Gothic church building in Switzerland, together with the new town hall, represents the remarkable awakening of the free city of Bern in the 15th century. The prerequisite for this were the favourable political and economic circumstances, promoted by an upwardly mobile class of merchants who rose to the ranks of the city's patrician class. At the laying of the foundation stone in 1421, the mighty aspirations associated with the building project were already manifest in terms of size and expense. The city commissioned Matthäus Ensinger, son of the famous Strasbourg and Ulm cathedral master builder. Despite the lengthy construction period, Ensinger's plans resulted in a church building of great harmony, with superb features including the medieval stained-glass windows, the opulently decorated vaults spanning the period from late Gothic to Renaissance and the Portal of the Last Judgement with its rich array of figures.
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Edition
1st edition 2022
Language
English
Place of publication
Bern
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm
Width: 21 cm
Weight
158 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-03797-802-3 (9783037978023)
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Jürg Schweizer | Bernd Nicolai | Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz
Bern Minster
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05/2022
Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte
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