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This is the first book in English on the medieval monumental bronze doors of Europe.
The bronze doors that survive to this day are the only complex of monumental bronzes from the European Middle Ages that has survived intact, most of them dating from the 11th and 12th centuries and located in Italy. This book presents the latest interdisciplinary research on these extraordinary objects, showcasing new findings and insights.
The doors were crafted from a variety of copper alloys using the lost wax process. They could be cast as a single unit or individual metal fittings could be attached to a wooden support. Some doors feature inlays of various materials, which allowed for the coloured depiction of different biblical scenes or saints. We can now answer questions about the manufacture, the choice of materials and the significance of the materials of all the doors on-site thanks to a complete high-resolution photographic documentation, 3D models and comprehensive material analyses.
The bronze doors that survive to this day are the only complex of monumental bronzes from the European Middle Ages that has survived intact, most of them dating from the 11th and 12th centuries and located in Italy. This book presents the latest interdisciplinary research on these extraordinary objects, showcasing new findings and insights.
The doors were crafted from a variety of copper alloys using the lost wax process. They could be cast as a single unit or individual metal fittings could be attached to a wooden support. Some doors feature inlays of various materials, which allowed for the coloured depiction of different biblical scenes or saints. We can now answer questions about the manufacture, the choice of materials and the significance of the materials of all the doors on-site thanks to a complete high-resolution photographic documentation, 3D models and comprehensive material analyses.
Price: £40.00
Pages: 208
Publisher: Schnell & Steiner
Imprint: Schnell & Steiner
Series: formate – Forschungen zur Materiellen Kultur
Publication Date:
30 July 2025
ISBN: 9783795439873
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
Judith Utz · Martin Fera · Marianne Mödlinger · Heike Schlie
Introduction
John Morrissey
The Italian Maritime Republics
Commercial and Intercultural Networks (9th to 12th Centuries)
Maddalena Vaccaro
In Front of the Bronze Doors
Patronage, Devotions and Rituals at Salerno Cathedral
Fabio Coden
The Bronze Door of San Zeno
Developments and Techniques
Tomasz Węcławowicz
The Bronze Doors of Gniezno Cathedral Church as a Text of Culture
A History of the Research and Some New Insights
Gaetano Curzi
The Bronze Door of San Clemente a Casauria and its Monumental
and Environmental Context
Antonio Milone
Art and History of the Bronze Door of Benevento Cathedral
Heike Schlie
Medieval Bronze Doors as Figura of Heavenly Jerusalem’s Gates
The Materiality of the Virtual in the Iconologies of Matter, Technique, and Object
Judith Utz
Ad perpetuitatem monimentorum? Medieval Doors after the Middle Ages
Sebastian Ristow
The Bronzes of the Carolingian Church of St. Mary’s in Aachen
Marianne Mödlinger · Giorgia Ghiara
Preliminary Results of the Chemical Analyses of Selected Bronze Doors
from the 11th–12th Century
Martin Fera
Photographic Documentation and 3D-Surface Modelling
of Mediaeval Bronze Doors
Subject Index
Affiliation of Authors