Late medieval decorative arts in a bourgeois milieu. Ornamented stove tiles with Italian garlands from Cluj-Napoca

The article deals with a group of late medieval decorative stove tiles discovered in Cluj-Napoca. A considerable part of the revealed materials at the site at the Unitarian Episcopal House bears a rich Renaissance floral ornament, an Italian garland, which surrounds a rosette of varied forms. These...

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Main Author: Ilka Boér
Format: Article
Language:German
Published: “George Enescu” National University of Arts of Iași 2017-11-01
Series:Anastasis: Research in Medieval Culture and Art
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Online Access:http://anastasis-review.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IV-2-Ilka-Bo%C3%A9r-BDT.pdf
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Summary:The article deals with a group of late medieval decorative stove tiles discovered in Cluj-Napoca. A considerable part of the revealed materials at the site at the Unitarian Episcopal House bears a rich Renaissance floral ornament, an Italian garland, which surrounds a rosette of varied forms. These ornamental fragments were categorized into six different types, and dated to the second half – the end of the 16th century. Related to the material, the alike motives on stove tiles are discussed from Transylvania and Hungary with some examples from western Europe too.
ISSN:2392-862X
2392-9472