Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 26588
Der Schatzfund aus dem Stadtweinhaus in Münster / Westfalen und vergleichbare Schatzfunde des hohen und späten Mittelalters als archäologische Quelle
The Treasure Hoard from the Stadtweinhaus in Münster / Westphalia and Comparable Treasure Finds from the High and Late Middle Ages as Archaeological Sources
Book
Scholz, A.K. (2023) Der Schatzfund aus dem Stadtweinhaus in Münster / Westfalen und vergleichbare Schatzfunde des hohen und späten Mittelalters als archäologische Quelle. [The Treasure Hoard from the Stadtweinhaus in Münster / Westphalia and Comparable Treasure Finds from the High and Late Middle Ages as Archaeological Sources] Mainz, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Vol. 144 , 459 pp.
ISBN/ISSN: 9783970000000 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1247 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | Language: in German | RWHL
gems, jewelry, ancient jewelry, medieval jewelry
The starting point of the study is the detailed analysis of the treasure find from the Stadtweinhaus in Münster/Westphalia. With an ensemble of richly decorated jewellery, it is not only one of the largest late medieval treasure finds in Central Europe, but also a prime example for the entire source group due to its typical find and research history.Through the comprehensive evaluation of the treasure find, the traditional interpretation as the hoard of a Jewish pawnbroker is questioned for the first time and expanded by alternative interpretations. The comparison with 324 treasure finds rounds off the study on the source value of these intentionally deposited collections of valuable objects.Table appendix see here.