This group of five ivory panels are the reassembled elements of a „composite casket,“ so called by scholars because the narrative scenes that adorn them are vignettes from a variety of popular stories and chivalric romances
Wandmalerei: Volume 1, Erscheinungsformen höfischer Kultur und ihre Träger im Mittelalter
In Byzanz – das Römerreich im Mittelalter: Volume 1, Welt der Ideen, Welt der
Talhoffer specialized in a specific type of combat, and his work involves the whole process of battle, from the entry of the contestants into the field of combat, to the death of one of the participants.
In Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon: Das Mittelalter.
From the Benedictine convent of Santa Cruz de la Serós, Jaca; Charles Stein(?), Paris; Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bart., Castle Craig(sold 1902); Carmichael sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London(May 12–13, 1902, no
Der kirchliche Prachteinband im frühen Mittelalter: von den Anfängen bis zum Beginn
This diptych is composed of two rectangular panels of ivory held together with four hinges, allowing it to close like a book. The smooth backs or exteriors reveals the vertical orientation of the ivory grain typical of medieval ivory carving, with the distal end of the ivory tusk facing downward
Kofler-Truniger, Luzern: Skulpturen – Elfenbein, Perlmutter, Stein, Holz; europäisches Mittelalter
In Byzanz – das Römerreich im Mittelalter: Volume 1, Welt der Ideen, Welt der
This box is composed of the top, front, and back of an ivory box made in Paris the first half of the fourteenth century. The left and right sides are modern replacements. It was originally composed of six panels of ivory, including a now-missing bottom
Wandmalerei: Volume 1, Erscheinungsformen höfischer Kultur und ihre Träger im Mittelalter
Inscription: (central medallion (A), front, on scroll of Moses, center): SIC . ERIT . VITA . TVA . PENDENS / . ANE . N . CREDES . VITE . TVE (Thus your life will hang in the balance before [you], you will not be sure of your life [Deuteronomy 28:66])(central medallion (A), front, on upper left scroll): SICVT
Das Mittelalter I. Propyläen Kunstgeschichte, Vol. 5.
This diptych is composed of a pair of thick ivory panels. Two modern hinges hold the panels together, allowing them to fold closed like a book and lock by means of a hook and eye latch on their outer rims
Kofler-Truniger, Luzern: Skulpturen – Elfenbein, Perlmutter, Stein, Holz; europäisches Mittelalter
When it came to depicting Jesus on the Cross, many artists of the earlier Middle Ages portrayed Jesus as alive and alert, his body entirely resistant to the trauma of crucifixion. In this example, Jesus almost bears himself easily, with his torso erect, knees slightly bent, and head held high
Das Bild des Gekreuzigten im Mittelalter: Untersuchungen zu Gruppierung, Entwicklung
