Monika E Mueller
Universität Erfurt, Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Faculty Member
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, History of Art, Faculty Memberadd
- Medieval Art, Drawing, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), Codicology of medieval manuscripts, Medieval Architecture, Medieval Sculpture (XIII-XVth Century), and 40 moreMedieval Studies, Medieval Medicine, Codicology, Iconography of colour, Romanesque Art, Medieval Art History, Gothic Sculpture, Medieval Wall Paintings, Medieval German Literature, Church Archaeology, Medieval Liturgy, Medieval Southern Italy and Sicily, Norman Sicily, Medieval History, Northern Renaissance, Gothic Art, Manuscript Studies, Medieval Literature, Medieval illuminated manuscripts, Miniature Books, Hagiography, History of the Book, Palaeography, Book History, Romanesque architecture, Art History, Byzantine Studies, Carolingian Studies, Byzantine art, History of Collections, Museum Studies, Materiality, Alterität, Otherness, Bakhtin carnival and the grotesque body, Sicily, Bible, Bible Study, Reception of the Bible, and The Apocalypse of Johnedit
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Relevation of John / Apocalypse; 12 th century; Byzance; book illumination
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The Digitisation of German-Jewish Cultural Heritage. A Collaboration between Israel and Germany
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The article aims to analyze Bible manuscripts written in the 11th century in Cologne and in particular in the monastery of Groß St. Martin and enters into the question whether there is evidence of the presence of the Scottish monks in the... more
The article aims to analyze Bible manuscripts written in the 11th century in Cologne and in particular in the monastery of Groß St. Martin and enters into the question whether there is evidence of the presence of the Scottish monks in the abbey's manuscripts of that time.
Topics: book illumination - 11th century - Scottish monks - Cologne - monasteries - medieval bible studies - Paleography
Topics: book illumination - 11th century - Scottish monks - Cologne - monasteries - medieval bible studies - Paleography
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Monika E. Müller: In deinem Mund süß wie Honig …– Dürers Verschlingen des apokalyptischen Buches ..., in: Hanna Wimmer (mit Daniela Wagner) (Hg.). Heilige. Bücher-Leiber-Orte. Das Heilige in Kunst, Kultur und Literatur vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Festschrift für Bruno Reudenbach. Berlin 2018more
The article aims to analyze in an iconological and historico-cultural approach the reasons why Dürer presented John so violently devouring the book in his woodcut of Apoc. 10,8 Second print run topics Apocalypse - Dürer's... more
The article aims to analyze in an iconological and historico-cultural approach the reasons why Dürer presented John so violently devouring the book in his woodcut of Apoc. 10,8
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Apocalypse - Dürer's woodcut - representation of food in premodern times
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Apocalypse - Dürer's woodcut - representation of food in premodern times
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The article shows the origin and the history of the legend that Albert the Great possessed an automaton (i. e. a robot). Furthermore it aims to evidence its function as topos which marks a boundary passed by scholars who tried to... more
The article shows the origin and the history of the legend that Albert the Great possessed an automaton (i. e. a robot). Furthermore it aims to evidence its function as topos which marks a boundary passed by scholars who tried to investigate beyond the Christian doctrine of salvation or for the sake of knowledge.
Albert the Great - Johannes Trithemius - Gabriel Naudé - Robots - automata - Middle Ages
Albert the Great - Johannes Trithemius - Gabriel Naudé - Robots - automata - Middle Ages
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The aim of the article is the analysis of a list of relics of the 12th century in the so called Psalter of bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) and his veneration in the 15th century. It is also dealing with the question whether books... more
The aim of the article is the analysis of a list of relics of the 12th century in the so called Psalter of bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) and his veneration in the 15th century. It is also dealing with the question whether books were considered to be relics or not in the Middle Ages and in later times.
Topics: Palaegraphy, codicology, cult, Hildesheim, bishop Bernward
Topics: Palaegraphy, codicology, cult, Hildesheim, bishop Bernward
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Apocalypse cycles (Trier, Bamberg, Saint-Sever, Getty Apocylpse) in Medieval Book illumination and their functions during 9th to 13th centuries
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Monika E. Müller: Miro ordine ... - Von wunderbarer Ordnung. Bildstrukturen und Wissenskonzeptionen in der romanischen Buchmalerei Hildesheims, in: Monika E. Müller (Hrsg.): Schätze im Himmel - Bücher auf Erden. Mittelalterliche Handschriften aus Hildesheim, Ausst.-Kat. Wiesbaden 2010, S. 161-184.more
The article focusses on aspects of Wisdom and Virtue, further more on concepts of Order and Disorder (cf. marginal images) in the illuminated Romanesque Manuscripts of St. Michael of Hildesheim (Stammheim Missal, Ratmann Sacramentary). -... more
The article focusses on aspects of Wisdom and Virtue, further more on concepts of Order and Disorder (cf. marginal images) in the illuminated Romanesque Manuscripts of St. Michael of Hildesheim (Stammheim Missal, Ratmann Sacramentary). - Book illumination 12th century, Lower Saxony
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The article focusses on the relation between the veneration of bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (993-1022) and the production of medieval manuscripts in the benedictine abbey of St. Michael of Hildesheim. The bishops name in these... more
The article focusses on the relation between the veneration of bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (993-1022) and the production of medieval manuscripts in the benedictine abbey of St. Michael of Hildesheim. The bishops name in these manuscripts is one of the causes why objects like manuscripts gain meaning similar to relics in Medieval and Modern times.
Survey and analysis of the library of the benedictine abbey St. Michael of Hildesheim (11th to 16th centuries). Presents manuscripts betlonging to the areas of the Liberal Arts, Medicine, Theology, Philosophy and Medieval Spirituality.... more
Survey and analysis of the library of the benedictine abbey St. Michael of Hildesheim (11th to 16th centuries). Presents manuscripts betlonging to the areas of the Liberal Arts, Medicine, Theology, Philosophy and Medieval Spirituality. Furthermore the existance of a monastery school in Medieval times and the influence of the Bursfelde Reform movement are discussed.
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The essays is a short abstract of the ph.D. (Omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposita. Die Wandmalereien und Stuckarbeiten von San Pietro al Monte di Civate, Tübingen 2005; publ. Regensburg 2009). It presents the Latin inscriptions... more
The essays is a short abstract of the ph.D. (Omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposita. Die Wandmalereien und Stuckarbeiten von San Pietro al Monte di Civate, Tübingen 2005; publ. Regensburg 2009). It presents the Latin inscriptions which surround a the basically apocalyptic decoration programme of the church. The article aims to show the relations between image and text, furthermore the way in which the inscriptions help to create a rich theological programme.
Keywords: San Pietro al Monte di Civate - frescoes - stuccos- mural painting in Northern Italy - Byzanz / Byzantium - Apocalypse - Latin philology
Keywords: San Pietro al Monte di Civate - frescoes - stuccos- mural painting in Northern Italy - Byzanz / Byzantium - Apocalypse - Latin philology
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Marginal sculpture in Puglia, 12th-15th centuries (Bari: San Nicola; Trani: cathedral; Bitonto: cathedral). The essays aims to show that representations of people belonging to foreign ethnic groups such as Arabic or Muslim people do not... more
Marginal sculpture in Puglia, 12th-15th centuries (Bari: San Nicola; Trani: cathedral; Bitonto: cathedral). The essays aims to show that representations of people belonging to foreign ethnic groups such as Arabic or Muslim people do not reflect obligatorily the real historic situation. More often they were meant to illustrate otherness in order to signal social difference.
Randskulptur - Apulien - 12.-15. Jahrhundert - Bari, San Nicola; Trani, Bitonto
Randskulptur - Apulien - 12.-15. Jahrhundert - Bari, San Nicola; Trani, Bitonto
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Theophilus Presbyter and its treatise Schedula diversarum artium. The essays focusses on the relation between theory (the written text) and praxis i.e. the illuminators' methods of works in their historic and monastic context. Topics:... more
Theophilus Presbyter and its treatise Schedula diversarum artium. The essays focusses on the relation between theory (the written text) and praxis i.e. the illuminators' methods of works in their historic and monastic context. Topics: Schedula diversarum artium, Theophilus presbyter, book illumination, monasticism, monastic life, monastic literature
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Use of models in the Medieval Book Illumination of Hildesheim (11th-13th centuries) and its hagiographic background
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Review of the habilitation of Robert Suckale dealing with the impact of monastic reform attitudes and in particular of Abbot Peter of Metten to book illumination
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Review of two exhibition catalogues (München 2010/11; Regensburg 2010/11) dealing with the Book illumination of Berthold Furthmeyer
Topics: Book illumination - Berthold Furthmeyer - Late Middle Ages
Topics: Book illumination - Berthold Furthmeyer - Late Middle Ages
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Wenn jemand eine Reise tut, so kann er was erzählen, dichtete einst Matthias Claudius (1740-1815). In der Forschungsbibliothek Gotha erzählen viele Handschriften und Drucke über Reisen in nahe und ferne Regionen. Darunter sind nicht nur... more
Wenn jemand eine Reise tut, so kann er was erzählen, dichtete einst Matthias Claudius (1740-1815). In der Forschungsbibliothek Gotha erzählen viele Handschriften und Drucke über Reisen in nahe und ferne Regionen. Darunter sind nicht nur z.T. kostbar illuminierte spätmittelalterliche Pilgerberichte ins Heilige Land, Berichte von den Kavalierstouren der ernestinischen Prinzen und frühneuzeitliche Reisetagebücher von Gelehrten des 17.-19. Jahrhunderts wie Johann Ernst Gerhard, Johann Philipp Breyne und Ulrich Jasper Seetzen. Vielmehr erwarben die Gothaer Herzöge auch zahlreiche durch Kupferstiche oder Zeichnungen angereicherte Berichte von Reisenden, die im Dienst der niederländischen Handelskompanien nach West-und Ostindien gefahren waren. Reich ist die Sammlung auch an Handschriften und historischen Drucken, die thematisch mit dem Reisen und dem Wissen über andere Länder und Regionen verbunden sind und das Welt-und Menschenbild der jeweiligen Zeit widerspiegeln-so z.B. Atlanten, Chroniken, Kostümbücher, Reiseinstruktionen, Kostenaufstellungen, Stamm-und Wanderbücher von Akademikern bzw. Handwerkern oder Forschungsberichte.
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Aus dem Beginenkonvent bei St. Jacobi in Hamburg sind 14 mittelniederdeutsche Handschriften überliefert, die einen einzigartigen Einblick in das religiöse Leben spätmittelalterlicher Frauen ermöglichen. Die Gebetbücher, zusammen mit... more
Aus dem Beginenkonvent bei St. Jacobi in Hamburg sind 14 mittelniederdeutsche Handschriften überliefert, die einen einzigartigen
Einblick in das religiöse Leben spätmittelalterlicher Frauen ermöglichen. Die Gebetbücher, zusammen mit Archivalien aus dem Konvent wie den Rechnungsbüchern der Meisterinnen oder Testamenten, weisen auf eine aktive Rolle des Konvents im spätmittelalterlichen Hamburg hin. Von ihrem religiösen Profil her fallen in den Hamburger Gebetbüchern insbesondere ordensübergreifende Einflüsse der Devotio moderna auf. Dies zeigt, dass diese Literatur unbedingt in einem geographisch und religiös weiteren Kontext zu lesen ist. Allein schon liturgische und materielle Ähnlichkeiten
zu Traditionen norddeutscher Bistümer und Klöster, z.B. Klöstern der Lüneburger Heide, veranschaulichen, wie komplex die Vernetzung der religiösen Institutionen im Spätmittelalter war. Materiell gesehen führen
die Hamburger Codices in die bislang wenig bekannte Buchkultur von semireligiosen Frauen ein.
Einblick in das religiöse Leben spätmittelalterlicher Frauen ermöglichen. Die Gebetbücher, zusammen mit Archivalien aus dem Konvent wie den Rechnungsbüchern der Meisterinnen oder Testamenten, weisen auf eine aktive Rolle des Konvents im spätmittelalterlichen Hamburg hin. Von ihrem religiösen Profil her fallen in den Hamburger Gebetbüchern insbesondere ordensübergreifende Einflüsse der Devotio moderna auf. Dies zeigt, dass diese Literatur unbedingt in einem geographisch und religiös weiteren Kontext zu lesen ist. Allein schon liturgische und materielle Ähnlichkeiten
zu Traditionen norddeutscher Bistümer und Klöster, z.B. Klöstern der Lüneburger Heide, veranschaulichen, wie komplex die Vernetzung der religiösen Institutionen im Spätmittelalter war. Materiell gesehen führen
die Hamburger Codices in die bislang wenig bekannte Buchkultur von semireligiosen Frauen ein.
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Catalogue of Medieval Manuscripts, 9th-16th centuries - Medieval medicine, spirituality, philosophy, theologie - codicology - book illumination
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Items: Catalogue of Medieval Manusripts - Medieval liturgical manuscripts of the Rhineland and Westfalia, 96h-16th centuries - Liturgy - Book Illumination
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Book: In this study for the first time the so called Psalter of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) is comprehensively analysed with regard to paleography, scribes (Guntbald and others), decoration, and in particular with regard to... more
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In this study for the first time the so called Psalter of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) is comprehensively analysed with regard to paleography, scribes (Guntbald and others), decoration, and in particular with regard to its special combination of the psalms and liturgical schedules. The aim of the study is to show that the codex is not only a mere psalter, but that its content shows characterics of a breviary.
Topics: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim, psalter, breviary, initials, Guntbald of Regensburg, paleography, Art history
In this study for the first time the so called Psalter of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim (996-1022) is comprehensively analysed with regard to paleography, scribes (Guntbald and others), decoration, and in particular with regard to its special combination of the psalms and liturgical schedules. The aim of the study is to show that the codex is not only a mere psalter, but that its content shows characterics of a breviary.
Topics: Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim, psalter, breviary, initials, Guntbald of Regensburg, paleography, Art history
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Excerpt of the dissertation in which the decoration of San Pietro al Monte di Civate (frescoes, stuccos) is comprehensively analysed with regard to stile, iconography and image tradition as well as the relation between image and... more
Excerpt of the dissertation in which the decoration of San Pietro al Monte di Civate (frescoes, stuccos) is comprehensively analysed with regard to stile, iconography and image tradition as well as the relation between image and theological concepts. The study aims to show how the programm of frescoes and stuccos works and who could have been its creator. It can be shown that its particular content corrisponds with the specific attitude of the Ambrosian church of Milan represented by archibshop Arnolfo III. at that time.
Topics of the programme and the study: San Pietro al Monte di Civate, Apocalypse, baptismal rite, rite of penance, archbishops of Milan, Church Reform (11th century) - wall painting/fresco, stucco, romanesque sculpture in Northern Italy, byzantine stile, Aosta
Topics of the programme and the study: San Pietro al Monte di Civate, Apocalypse, baptismal rite, rite of penance, archbishops of Milan, Church Reform (11th century) - wall painting/fresco, stucco, romanesque sculpture in Northern Italy, byzantine stile, Aosta