Charlemagne and Aachen
Charlemagne (747–814) ruled over the largest empire in western Europe since the height of the Roman Empire. Charlemagne's reign saw renewed interest in Roman art and ideas …
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Plaquettes 1500-1600: Germany
The art of plaquette making emerged in southern Germany, in Nuremberg and Augsburg, about 1510-20. The plaquettes had the same multiple purpose as their Italian predecessor…
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Ali Pasha & the Battle of Lepanto
This rare woodcut was published in Germany, probably shortly after the allied Christian naval victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Ali Pasha, the defeat…
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The Book of Trades (Das Ständebuch)
The Book of Trades was published in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1568, with text by Hans Sachs (1494–1576) and illustrations by Jost Amman (1539–91). It features detailed…
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The Reichenau crozier
This copper gilt crozier, also known as a pastoral staff, is a symbol of office used by bishops and mitred abbots. Its form is generally believed to symbolise a shepherd's …
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Designs for the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, by Mies van der Rohe, 1968
These recent acquisitions are the first examples of architectural work by Mies van der Rohe to enter the V&A's collections. Representing a seminal project by one of the for…
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Monatsbecher (month beaker), by Courakt Grenter, about 1560
An inscription in German on this beautifully engraved beaker reads 'In January I drink good wine and need fine food for my pleasure'. This beaker was the first in a series …
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German and Swiss stained glass 1470–1510
Lukas Zeiner was a glass painter and glazier. He is recorded in the town records of Zurich between 1479 and 1512. Zeiner was a leading glass artist in the field of heraldic…
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Printing 1450–1520
The invention of printing allowed books and images to become household objects. Both could be reproduced quickly and in large numbers, whereas before this revolutionary tec…
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Conservation CS: A medieval tabernacle from Cologne
This object, made around 1180, has been a highlight of the V&A's medieval collection since its acquisition in 1861. A recent conservation and research project in preparatio…
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Paperback)
Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family flee…
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