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        Gates to Paradise : Metal Doors of the 11th and 12th Century

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        Abstract
        The bronze doors from the 11th and 12th centuries are the only surviving corpus of monumental bronzes in medieval Europe. They were crafted using the lost wax process from various copper alloys, with some featuring inlays for detailed biblical or saint imagery. Recent research, including high-resolution images, 3D models, and material analyses, has provided new insights into their manufacture and significance.
         
        Die Bronzetüren des 11. und 12. Jahrhunderts sind der einzig erhaltene Korpus von Monumentalbronzen aus dem Europäischen Mittelalter. Sie wurden im Wachsausschmelzverfahren aus verschiedenen Kupferlegierungen hergestellt und weisen zum Teil Einlegearbeiten für detaillierte biblische oder heilige Darstellungen auf. Jüngste Forschungsarbeiten, darunter hochauflösende photographische Aufnahmen, 3D-Modelle und Materialanalysen, haben neue Erkenntnisse über ihre Herstellung und Bedeutung erbracht.
         
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        https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106405
        Keywords
        Art history; ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- Arts (604) -- Arts (6040) -- Art history (604019); Archaeometry; ÖFOS 2012 -- NATURAL SCIENCES (1) -- Other Natural Sciences (107) -- Other Natural Sciences (1070) -- Archaeometry (107001); Archaeology; ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- History, Archaeology (601) -- History, Archaeology (6010) -- Archaeology (601003); Medieval history; ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- History, Archaeology (601) -- History, Archaeology (6010) -- Medieval history (601012); History of art; Thema Subject Codes -- The Arts (A) -- The Arts: treatments and subjects (AG) -- History of art (AGA); Architecture: religious buildings; Thema Subject Codes -- The Arts (A) -- Architecture (AM) -- Architecture: religious buildings (AMN); Archaeological science, methodology and techniques; Thema Subject Codes -- History and Archaeology (N) -- Archaeology (NK) -- Archaeological science, methodology and techniques (NKX); Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry; Thema Subject Codes -- Mathematics and Science (P) -- Chemistry (PN) -- Analytical chemistry (PNF) -- Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry (PNFS); monumental bronzes; European Middle Ages; material analyses; manufacture technologies; doors; Kunstgeschichte; ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Kunstwissenschaften (604) -- Kunstwissenschaften (6040) -- Kunstgeschichte (604019); Archäometrie; ÖFOS 2012 -- NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN (1) -- Andere Naturwissenschaften (107) -- Andere Naturwissenschaften (1070) -- Archäometrie (107001); Archäologie; ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (601) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (6010) -- Archäologie (601003); Mittelalterliche Geschichte; ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (601) -- Geschichte, Archäologie (6010) -- Mittelalterliche Geschichte (601012); Kunstgeschichte; Thema Klassifizierung -- Kunst (A) -- Kunst: Themen und Techniken (AG) -- Kunstgeschichte (AGA); Architektur: Kirchen, Sakralbauten; Thema Klassifizierung -- Kunst (A) -- Architektur (AM) -- Architektur: Kirchen, Sakralbauten (AMN); Archäologische Wissenschaften, Methoden, Techniken; Thema Klassifizierung -- Geschichte und Archäologie (N) -- Archäologie (NK) -- Archäologische Wissenschaften, Methoden, Techniken (NKX); Spektroskopie, Spektrochemie, Massenspektrometrie; Thema Klassifizierung -- Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften (P) -- Chemie (PN) -- Analytische Chemie (PNF) -- Spektroskopie, Spektrochemie, Massenspektrometrie (PNFS); Monumentalbronzen; Europäisches Mittelalter; Materialanalysen; Herstellungstechnologien; Türen
        DOI
        10.61035/3795439880
        ISBN
        9783795439873
        Publisher
        Schnell & Steiner
        Publisher website
        https://schnell-und-steiner.de/
        Publication date and place
        2025
        Grantor
        • FWF - HASH(0x57b261e0f810)
        Imprint
        Schnell & Steiner GmbH
        Rights
        https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
        • Harvested from FWF

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        • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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