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Ви можете повернути або обміняти товар протягом 14 днів з моменту отримання згідно із законодавством України. Детальні умови — на сторінці «Обмін та повернення»
Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) treated the spectacle of his tournaments,
hastiludes, and mummeries as an art form unto itself. One of modern Europe’s
most important sovereigns, he shaped the continent’s political map well into the
20th century, not least due to his keen awareness of the power of a good public
display towards diplomacy and networking. From 1512 to 1515, Maximilian commissioned a massive, exquisitely detailed and
illustrated manuscript of the 64 tournaments. The 255 elaborately gilt and
silvered miniatures were more than just a collection of jousting scenes from the
Habsburg court―from the grand melee and tilting at the lists to foot combat and
closing ceremonies―they were an allegorical epic telling the story of an
intrepid hero, a knight errant who is no other than Maximilian himself. In the
guise of his literary alter ego “Freydal”, the Emperor jousted to prove his love
for a noble lady. The story ends with the lady agreeing to marry him―she is no
other than Mary of Burgundy, whom Maximilian wed in 1477 at Ghent. Produced under the direct supervision of Maximilian himself, Freydal is an
invaluable record of late-medieval chivalry, one which introduces us to the
jousts that the Emperor revived and even invented―such as the spectacular Rennen
mit geschifften Tartschen, where shields would be catapulted into the sky and
disintegrated into metal wedges. To this day, it remains the largest extant
tournament book from the Late Middle Ages and the essential source on European
courtly festivities of the early modern era. Much too fragile to be on permanent
display, the miniatures are safely locked away in the vaults of the
Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. To commemorate the fifth centenary of Emperor Maximilian I’s death, TASCHEN
reproduces the complete 255 miniatures in full-color photographs, making the
unique manuscript accessible to all for the very first time. The astounding
collection is introduced by Stefan Krause, director of the Kunsthistorisches
Museum’s Imperial Armoury, who tells its fascinating story. Multilingual
edition.