Krodo Altar
The krodo altar in Goslar is a completely Bronze existing altar and is the only metallic church altar of the Romanesque . It was probably made in the late 11th century and was only named after the Germanic pseudo god Krodo in the early modern period . It was originally set up in the collegiate church of St. Simon and Judas ("Goslar Cathedral"; err. 1047), which was part of the Goslar Imperial Palatinate District . At the latest when the collegiate church was demolished (1819–1822), the altar was removed and is now an exhibit in the Goslar Museum .
Made from "Goslar bronze" - the copper used comes from Rammelsberg - it consists of a cuboid body with openings of different sizes on the outer walls, in which gold filigree and lead crystals were once embedded. The altar could be lit from within.
The body stands on four feet, each adorned with a kneeling foreign-looking figure. These are probably atlases that carried lost globes. In addition to the Goslarer Kaiserstuhl , the altar is one of the most important remaining pieces of equipment from the demolished collegiate church.
literature
- Reinhard Roseneck : The Rammelsberg . Verlag Goslarsche Zeitung, Goslar 2001, ISBN 3-9804749-3-3
- Ursula Müller, Hans-Günther Griep, Volker Schadach: Imperial City of Goslar . Verlag Volker Schadach, Goslar 2000, ISBN 3-928728-48-2
- Christopf Gutmann, Volker Schadach: Kaiserpfalz Goslar . Verlag Volker Schadach, Goslar 2002, ISBN 3-928728-52-0
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ harzburger-wanderseite.de
- ↑ Ursula Müller, Hans-Günther Griep, Volker Schadach: Imperial City of Goslar . Verlag Volker Schadach, Goslar 2000, ISBN 3-928728-48-2 .