Description:
Mit Malereien: zahlreiche kolorierte Federzeichnungen
Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift
Altsignatur: Cim 406 Extent:
182 Bl. - Pergament Alternative Title:
Cim. 406 Abstract:
Englische Version: The Armorial of Conrad von Grünenberg is a
splendid manuscript containing several hundred colored coats of
arms. It was written on parchment and seems to be a contemporary
copy from the original version on paper written in 1483, preserved
today in Berlin. It formed part of the library of the dukes of
Bavaria and was probably in the possession of Duke Wilhelm IV of
Bavaria (1493-1550). Depicted are the coats of arms of barons,
dukes, margraves, archbishops, free cities and towns, and orders of
knights from throughout Germany, as well as the royal coats of arms
of the kingdoms of Europe. Konrad Grünenberg was an important
burgher and knight and a descendant of a patrician dynasty from
Konstanz, located on Lake Constance in southwestern Germany. There
is no evidence for the exact date of his birth or death. His name
first appears when he is mentioned as a builder commissioned by the
town of Konstanz in 1442. Grünenberg occupied himself with
heraldry and composed the armorial that came to bear his name.
Several copies later were produced from Grünenberg's original
autograph copy, including this contemporary copy. // Autor:
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Subjects:
Konstanz (Germany)
943.02
Heraldry.
1483 CE
929.6 Publication Statement:
[S.l.] um 1480
