Closer Burse
As Closer Burse one is Bursenreliquiar from the treasure of the pin Enger in Westfalen called. The burse was kept in the collegiate church of St. Dionysius in Enger until 1414 and then in St. Johannis in Herford . Since 1885 it has been in the possession of the Berlin Museum of Decorative Arts along with the rest of the treasure (inventory no. 1888,632).
It is a reliquary in the form of a pilgrim's bag ( bursa , dimensions 16 × 14 × 5.3 cm). It is made over a wooden core from gold sheets or gold-plated silver sheets, which are set with precious stones, reused antique gems , pearls and cell enamel inlays . The back is figuratively decorated. The reliquary can be opened from below and is empty today. According to art historical research, it was created in the 3rd quarter of the 8th century in the Franconian Empire and is one of the most important examples of Carolingian goldsmithing .
Historians and art historians have suspected a connection with the "Saxon Duke" Widukind since the 19th century . The Burse was associated with the gifts that Charlemagne sent him according to contemporary sources. According to the art-historical classification, this is entirely possible, but cannot be proven.
literature
- Victor H. Elbern : A Franconian relic fragment in Oviedo, the Engerer Burse in Berlin and its surroundings. In: Madrider Mitteilungen Vol. 3, 1962, pp. 183-204.
- Victor H. Elbern: The Engerer Bursen reliquary and the ornamental art of the early Middle Ages . In: Low German Contributions to Art History Vol. 10, 1971, pp. 41-102 and Vol. 13, 1974, pp. 37-96.
- Dietrich Kötzsche : The Dionysius treasure . In: Stadt Enger - Contributions to City History Volume 2, Enger 1983, pp. 41–62.
- Peter Keller: The Engerer Burse - a reliquary from the 8th century . National Museums in Berlin Prussian Cultural Heritage, Leaflet 1412, Berlin 1996.
Web links
- Reliquary in the form of a bursa from the treasure of the St. Dionysius monastery in Enger / Herford in the online database of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin;