Theuerdank. the Epic of the Last Knight |
|
| Editor:
| Füssel, Stephan
Füssel, Stephan |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8365-6620-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2018 |
| Publisher: | TASCHEN
|
| Book Format: | Book |
| List Price: | AUD $74.99 |
Book Description:
|
Discover the last great epic verse of the Middle Ages. Theuerdank follows the highly embellished "real-life" story of Emperor Maximilian I, the first modern-age ruler to employ print media as propaganda. This edition reproduces an extremely rare original, gathering all 118 gold-adorned woodcuts, revelatory essays, fascimiles, and a chapter-by-chapter retelling of the tales in modern vernacular.
Discover the last great epic verse of the Middle Ages. Theuerdank follows the highly embellished "real-life" story of Emperor Maximilian I, the first modern-age ruler to employ print media as propaganda. This edition reproduces an extremely rare original, gathering all 118 gold-adorned woodcuts, revelatory essays, fascimiles, and a chapter-by-chapter retelling of the tales in modern vernacular.