Thuringia Walther
Thuringia Walther (baptized September 6, 1546 in Bern ; † 1615 there ) was a Swiss glass painter .
Walther was a member of the Society of Middle Lions , in 1577 chamberlain there, from 1578 in the Bernese Grand Council. Walther made tears of the pane and the "Berner Wappenbüchlein" with woodcuts from 1612, one of the oldest printed heraldic books in Switzerland.
Works
- Crest booklet. Bern 1612 ( digitized edition of the Bern Central Library / e-rara ).
literature
- Rolf Hasler: The Wyss Disc Tear Collection. Vol. 1. Bern 1996, pp. 198-205.
- Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz: The stained glass from the 15th to 18th centuries in the Bern Minster. Bern 1998. pp. 106 f., 377, 508, 651.
Web links
Commons : Thüring Walther - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Walther, Thuringia. In: Sikart
- Angela Schiffhauer: Walther, Thuringia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walther, Thuringia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waltter, Thuringia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized September 6, 1546 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1615 |
| Place of death | Bern |