Goldschmidt Addenda

Nachtrage zu den Banden I-IV des Elfenbeincorpus von Adolph Goldschmidt, Berlin 1914-1926

by Rainer Kahsnitz

Book cover: Goldschmidt Addenda

Extent: 208 pages

Publisher: Dietrich Reimer Verlag

Subjects: Art & Art History, Medieval Studies

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(February 2022)

ISBN: 9783871572609

8.54 x 10.87 inches

Price: $80.00

Out of stock

English summary: Adolph Goldschmidt (1863-1944) himself considered necessary a supplementary volume to his multi-volume publication “Die Elfenbeinskulpturen” (The Ivory Sculptures) and collected material throughout his life, even after his emigration to Basel. His student Kurt Weitzmann (1904-1993), with whom he had written the volumes on Byzantine ivory sculpture in 1930 and 1934, continued this work. Now the addenda with 225 ivory works – some of which largely unknown – are available. German description: Schon Adolph Goldschmidt (1863-1944) hielt einen Nachtragsband zu seinem groaen Elfenbeincorpus ” Die Elfenbeinskulpturen” fur erforderlich und sammelte zeit seines Lebens dafur Material, auch nach der Emigration nach Basel. Jetzt liegen die Addenda mit 225 zum Teil weitgehend unbekannten Elfenbeinwerken vor.

  • By (author) Rainer Kahsnitz