Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . Gnesen, for which thesedoors were made, was erected during the reign and consecratedin the presence of Otho III., the friend both of Bernward andthe S. Adalbert, to whose memory the church was tragic death of this saint is narrated at length by Carlyle inhis Frederick the Great; and on these bronze doors are displayedall the events connected with his history, beginning with hisbirth and ending with the consecration of his cathedral. Inone respect these doors are much richer than those of Hildes
Dinanderie; a history and description of mediæval art work in copper, brass and bronze . Gnesen, for which thesedoors were made, was erected during the reign and consecratedin the presence of Otho III., the friend both of Bernward andthe S. Adalbert, to whose memory the church was tragic death of this saint is narrated at length by Carlyle inhis Frederick the Great; and on these bronze doors are displayedall the events connected with his history, beginning with hisbirth and ending with the consecration of his cathedral. Inone respect these doors are much richer than those of Hildes-heim, in having each leaf surrounded by a broad band oftwisting foliage, in which are intermixed figures of beasts andcentaurs, much in the style of the Gloucester candlestick ; butthey have been somewhat carelessly cast ; perhaps one was com-pleted and sent off before the other was begun, as one leaf islarger than the other—the left one measuring 2 feet gf inchesby 10 feet g^ inches, while the right measures 2 feet 9 inchesby 10 feet 7^ inches. They have also been much damaged in. Plate XXXIXEROXZK DCiOKS, AUGSEU1;0 BRONZE DOORS 185 alterations, as the cathedral has been practically rebuilt morethan once since they were set up, the pivots on which theyturned removed, and the great lion heads of the knockersreplaced unsymmetrically. Although the Greek group of doors in southern Italy comesnext in order of date, it may be as well to conclude here theaccount of the German doors, with a description of those ofAugsburg Cathedral (Plate XXXIX.). Various dates have beensuggested for these, but the one given by Kugler of 1180 is thatnow generally adopted. There is no doubt that the doors haveat some time undergone considerable alteration, which mustaccount for much of the irregularity, if not for the duplication,of the panels. Taking the panels in some order, though themeaning of many is obscure, they may be read thus :—Thelowest small panel on the left represents the creation o
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