{"product_id":"riemenschneider-in-rothenburg-katherine-m-boivin-9780271087788","title":"Riemenschneider in Rothenburg: Sacred Space and Civic Identity in the Late Medieval City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept of the medieval city is fixed in the modern imagination, conjuring visions of fortified walls, towering churches, and winding streets. In \u003ci\u003eRiemenschneider in Rothenburg\u003c\/i\u003e, Katherine M. Boivin\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003einvestigates how medieval urban planning and artistic programming worked together to form dynamic environments, demonstrating the agency of objects, styles, and spaces in mapping the late medieval city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing altarpieces by the famed medieval artist Tilman Riemenschneider as touchstones for her argument, Boivin explores how artwork in Germany's preeminent medieval city, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, deliberately propagated civic ideals. She argues that the numerous artistic pieces commissioned by the city's elected council over the course of two centuries built upon one another, creating a cohesive structural network that attracted religious pilgrims and furthered the theological ideals of the parish church. By contextualizing some of Rothenburg's most significant architectural and artistic works, such as St. James's Church and Riemenschneider's Altarpiece of the Holy Blood, Boivin shows how the city government employed these works to establish a local aesthetic that awed visitors, raising Rothenburg's profile and putting it on the pilgrimage map of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully documented and convincingly argued, this book sheds important new light on the history of one of Germany's major tourist destinations. It will be of considerable interest to medieval art historians and scholars working in the fields of cultural and urban history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine M. Boivin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271087781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271087788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Katherine M. Boivin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989139816703,"sku":"9780271087788","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a75da75-9747-41f2-a9e5-ede83da14f32.jpg?v=1683297799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/riemenschneider-in-rothenburg-katherine-m-boivin-9780271087788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}