Joachim M. Plotzek oachim M Plotzek Kathatine Winnekes Co-auteur: Kathatine Winnekes Stefan Kraus Ulrike Surnamm — Ars Vivendi. Ars Moriendi

, Hirmer, 1996 Hardcover, 576 seiten, Deutsch, .fine. ISBN 9783777491806. 34 der schonsten privaten andachtsbucher des mittelalters aus der wohl bedeutendsten sammlung in deutschem privatbesitz A stunning volume, accompanying an exhibition held in Cologne between December 2001 and May 2002, which discusses and catalogues illuminations from late medieval prayer books which depict scenes of birth and death. Numerous hand-painted illustrations from thirty-four books, dating from the 13th to 16th century and now held in private German collections, are published in full colour accompanied by detailed descriptions. The catalogue is preceded by a discussion of the function and craftsmanship of these works of art. German text.