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Synopsis
THE AMAZING TALES OF THE KNIGHT THEUERDANK AND HIS COMPANION, EHRENHOLD, COMPRISE THE LAST GREAT EPIC VERSE OF THE LATE MIDDLE AGES. THE COURAGEOUS KNIGHT'S JOURNEY TO WOO HIS FUTURE WIFE, MARY OF BURGANDY, AND HIS TRIUMPH IN BATTLES AND OTHER DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ARE THE FOCUS OF THIS HIGHLY EMBELLISHED ""REAL-LIFE"" STORY OF EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN ] (1459-1519). KING OF GERMANY BEFORE BECOMING HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR IN 1508, MAXIMILIAN WAS A GREAT PATRON OF THE ARTS AND COMMISSIONED A TRILOGY OF ORNATE, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS TO IMMORTALIZE HIS EXISTENCE. THEUERDANK, THE ONLY VOLUME TO BE PUBLISHED DURING HIS LIFETIME, WAS COMPOSED BY MELCHIOR PFINZING BASED ON MAXIMILIAN'S RATHER FANCIFUL DRAFT. THE 118 ORNATE, COLD-ADORNED WOODCUTS--ONE FOR EACH CHAPTER--WERE MADE BY HANS BURCKMAIR THE ELDER, HANS SCHAUFELEIN, AND LEONHARD BECK, WHILE THE TYPEFACE (KNOWN AS THE THEUERDANK TYPEFACE AND CHARACTERIZED BY ITS STRIKING ""ELEPHANT TRUNKS"") WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE BOOK BY THE PRINTING WORKSHOP OF HANS SCHONSPERGER THE ELDER. THEUERDANK (WHICH MEANS, LITERALLY, ""PRECIOUS THANKS"") IS BOTH OF GREAT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY, AND YET THE ONLY COMPLETE REPRINTS PUBLISHED--NONE OF WHICH IS STILL IN PRINT--HAVE BEEN IN BLACK AND WHITE. UNCOLORED 16TH CENTURY ORIGINALS SOMETIMES SURFACE AND HAVE FETCHED PRICES UP TO 35.000, BUT NOW THE ENTIRE WORK CAN BE APPRECIATED, IN STUNNING COLOR AND QUALITY, FOR A MUCH MORE MODEST SUM. TASCHEN's COMPLETE COLOR REPRINT, MADE TO EXACTING STANDARDS FROM AN EXTREMELY RARE HAND-COLORED ORIGINAL FROM THE BYERISCHE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK, MUNICH, IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN 88-PAGE COMPANION BOOKLET CONTAINING AN ESSAY BY STEPHAN FUSSEL (COVERING MAXIMILIAN'S LIFEAND WORK, AS WELL AS HIS ROLE IN THE ART OF PRINTING AND USE OF PRINTED MATERIALS) AND SELECTIONS FROM MELCHIOR PFINZING'S ORIGINAL CLAVIS, OR ""KEY,"" WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL TO KINDLY POINT OUT TO MAXIMILIAN'S CONTEMPORARIES EXACTLY WHAT PART OF THE TALES WERE MORE FICTION THAN FACT. THE BOOKLET ALSO CONTAINS A CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER RETELLING OF THE TALES IN MODERN VERNACULAR, EXPLORING THE NARRATIVE STRATEGY AND REAL EVENTS BEHIND THE ALLEGORIES.
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- PublisherTaschen America Llc
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 3822830461
- ISBN 13 9783822830468
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages668
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The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A fascinating look at the first ruler, Maximilian of the House of Habsburg, to use mass media to his advantage, made possible by the advent of the printing press. Book is in Very Good condition, clean, tight, and unmarked. Seller Inventory # ABE-1742415985443
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Emperor Maximilian I: The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank [New in Publisher's shipping box]
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Hardcover. Facsimile edition. Folio (9½" x 13½"), 668 pp. New publisher's original slipcase. A fascinating exploration of one of the most significant works of the Renaissance: the Theuerdank, a chivalric romance commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I. Combining both historical and literary analysis, the book examines the adventurous tale of the knight Theuerdank, which was designed as a form of propaganda to highlight Maximilian's virtues and achievements. Richly illustrated with imagery from the original manuscript, it provides insight into the emperor's reign and the cultural context of his time, while also exploring the symbolism and artistic mastery behind the Theuerdank illustrations. New in publisher's shipping box. Seller Inventory # 54605
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile reprint. 34.5 x 25 cm. Folio. 676 pages. Grey pictorial cloth inside original cardboard shipping box. Complete coloured facsimile of the 1517 edition (German text). Book is in fine condition, box shows some wear. "The Adventures and a Portion of the Story of the praiseworthy, valiant and highly-renowned Hero and Knight, Lord Theuerdank. Seller Inventory # 54602
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Kaiser Maximilian I: Die Abenteuer des Ritters Theuerdank, Kolorierter Nachdruck der Gesamtausgabe von 1517 | Emperor Maximilian I: The Adventures of the Knight Theuerdank, Complete Coloured Facsimile of the 1517 Edition
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Hardcover. A beautiful, large, white cloth casebound book. The title is in red down the spine. The free and pasted end pages are illustrated. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color. VG: Exlibrary book in excellent condition. Stamp on top text block. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page. Sticker on front free end page with plate on reverse. Seller Inventory # 203083
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The Theuerdank of 1517 : Emperor Maximilian and the media of his day : a cultural-historical introduction by Stephan Fu?sse
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Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Two volume set: hard cover complete colored facsimile of the 1517 Theuerdank, and a soft cover companion volume with culturaland historical introduction by Stephan Fussel. Excellent resource. Some scuffing and light spots on cloth cover of facsimile volume. Seller Inventory # 2040685
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Emperor maximilian and the media of his day the theuerdank of 1517 - A cultural historical introduction.
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO80278127: 2003. In-Folio. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 87 pages - nombreuses illustrations en couleurs et en noir et blanc dans et hors texte - livre en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO80278127
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