Cord Tönnis
Cord Tönnis , also Cord Tönnies , was a master builder of the " Weser Renaissance ". His life dates are not known. His work as a stonemason at the armory in Lemgo is documented for 1548, and in 1553 he became Jörg Unkair's successor at the palace in Detmold. His main work is the central building of Schwöbber Castle. From 1568 Tönnis was mainly active in Hameln , where he a. a. the Leisthaus built.
Works
- 1553–57 Detmold Castle , completion of the east wing
- 1565 Rinteln , archive house (for Hilmar von Münchhausen )
- from 1566 Schwöbber Castle (for Hilmar von Münchhausen)
- 1568–69 Hameln, Bäckerstraße 16, Rattenkrug (for Johann Rike)
- 1589 Hameln, Osterstraße 9, Leisthaus (for Gerd Leist)
literature
- G. Ulrich Großmann : Renaissance along the Weser. Art and culture in north-west Germany between the Reformation and the Thirty Years War. DuMont, Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-7701-2226-7 .
- Herbert Kreft, Jürgen Soenke : The Weser Renaissance. 6th, revised and expanded edition. Niemeyer, Hameln 1986, ISBN 3-87585-030-0 , p. 17f.
- Hans Joachim Tute: Schwöbber Castle: Past and present . Quensen, Hildesheim / Lamspringe 2005, ISBN 3-922805-89-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tonnis, cord |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tönnies, Cord |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Master builder of the "Weser Renaissance" |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1589 |