Silver-stained glass in changing light: The Carolingian window-fragments of Zalavár

Zsolt Szakács*

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The large Carolingian stone church excavated in Zalavár is signifi cant not only because of its complex and unusual architectural structure but its decoration also needs special attention. The group of fi gural silver-stained glass fragments, together with some other coloured window fragments and the remains of a glass workshop, has been analysed so far form technical point of view. Beside the contextualization of the results of these technical investigations, this paper will introduce two further aspects, analysing the stylistic and the functional problems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-171
Number of pages9
JournalHortus Artium Mediaevalium
Volume26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 9th century
  • Carolingian art
  • Mosaburg
  • Silver-stained glass
  • Zalavár

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