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...reproductions of the bronze gates of the Augsburg Cathedral and of the crucifixion group from the church of Wechselburg, in Saxony. The former belong to the middle of the eleventh century, and are important evidence of the progress of technique in German plastic art after its beginnings in the Hildesheim School. There are altogether thirty-five panels, each of them containing some symbolical representation of Christian doctrine. The cast was bought partly with money given by the Germanic Department of Mt. Holyoke College, and partly with the proceeds of a concert given by the German Singing Societies of Boston...
...from the sixteenth century. Another good illustration of this class of sculpture is the elaborately carved doorway from the Hirschvogelsaal in Nuremberg which was presented to the Museum by the Deutscher Verein. Among other notable specimens in the exhibition may be mentioned a choirscreen from St. Michael's church, Hildesheim, twelfth century, presented to the Museum by Arthur P. Schmidt of Boston; baptismal font from the Cathedral at Hildesheim, twelfth century; model of a boat dating from the fifth century, the original of which was found in the Mydam Moor, and which is now in the Museum at Kiel...
...many interesting objects which are now arriving in Cambridge. They consist principally of casts of monumental pieces of sculpture, which directly supplement the collection presented by Emperor William. Besides these casts Professor Francke has secured some large photographs both of the interior and the exterior of the cathedrals of Hildesheim and St. Michael which show the relation of each of the casts in the collection to the whole building. The idea of using photographs as supplements to the casts themselves was suggested to Professor Francke at the great industrial exposition recently held at Dusseldorf, and is to be carried...
...plaster casts of German works of art which Professor Francke, during his trip in Europe, bought for the Germanic Museum, are now arriving at Cambridge in successive shipments. The collection includes copies of the Bernward Column from Hildesheim Cathedral, the Choir Screen of St.Michael's at Hildesheim, various figures from the tomb of Emperor Maximilian at luns-bruck, the Statue of Emperor Henry II in Bamberg Cathedral, and other reproductions from works of German mediaeval and renaissance art. The collection will occupy the entire side aisle of the museum...
...just been put upon exhibition on the second floor of the Fogg Museum. These large photographs, twenty-five in all, represent the works of art of which the Emperor is having casts made to present to the University. The subjects of the views are as follows: The cathedral at Hildesheim; the church of the Virgin at Thries; three views of the golden doors at Freiburg; six of the cathedral at Naumberg; five views of German benefactors; minster at Strassburg; the Jewish church; minster at Uln; the bronze tomb at Nurnberg; three views of the arsenal at Berlin; statue of Frederick...