Die Medaillen Und Schaumunzen Der Kaiser Und Konige Aus Dem Haus Habsburg Im Munzkabinett Des Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien, Band XI: Ferdinand I. (1 [German]

by Andrea Mayr

A medal comprises all the advantages of a monument in miniature format. It bears witness to long-gone epochs, recounts historical events, occasions, and commemorations, recalls important or famous personages, and reflects coeval taste in art. Portraits and show-pieces, medals were always sought-after and functioned as an important element of princely self-display. Published as part of the series of collection catalogues of the Coin Cabinet of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3700193149
• ISBN13: 9783700193142
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 6.29 lbs.