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[[File:Wenceslaus IV, Charles IV, Jobst of Moravia.jpg|thumb|400px|The Emperor [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]] (centre), surrounded by his sons: King [[Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]] (left) and Margrave [[Jobst of Moravia]] (right). They are all shown with the symbols of rule and their characterist beards. Charles wears a closed crown, Wenceslaus an open one and Jobst a margravial hat.<ref>Robert Antonín, ''The Ideal Ruler in Medieval Bohemia'' (Leiden: Brill, 2017), p. 311.</ref>]] |
[[File:Wenceslaus IV, Charles IV, Jobst of Moravia.jpg|thumb|400px|The Emperor [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles IV]] (centre), surrounded by his sons: King [[Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]] (left) and Margrave [[Jobst of Moravia]] (right). They are all shown with the symbols of rule and their characterist beards. Charles wears a closed crown, Wenceslaus an open one and Jobst a margravial hat.<ref>Robert Antonín, ''The Ideal Ruler in Medieval Bohemia'' (Leiden: Brill, 2017), p. 311.</ref>]] |
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The '''Olomouc Law Book''' or '''Commemorative Book of Olomouc''' ([[shelfmark]] SOk AO<!--Státní okresní archiv Olomouc, State District Archives Olomouc-->, cod. Knihy, 1540) is an [[illuminated manuscript]] created for the city of [[Olomouc]] around 1430 and currently in the municipal archives. Although in the past attributed to the local copyist Václav of Jihlava (1398–1477) or to the illustrator |
The '''Olomouc Law Book''' or '''Commemorative Book of Olomouc''' ([[shelfmark]] SOk AO<!--Státní okresní archiv Olomouc, State District Archives Olomouc-->, cod. Knihy, 1540) is an [[illuminated manuscript]] created for the city of [[Olomouc]] around 1430 and currently in the municipal archives. Although in the past attributed to the local copyist Václav of Jihlava (1398–1477) or to the illustrator , a town councilor in 1435–39, the illumination is more likely the masterwork of a foreign artist. It is in the style of [[International Gothic]] with clear Austrian influence.<ref>Jan Royt, ''Medieval Painting in Bohemia'' (Charles University: Karolinum Press, 2003), pp. 131–32.</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:11, 18 January 2023
The Olomouc Law Book or Commemorative Book of Olomouc (shelfmark SOk AO, cod. Knihy, 1540) is an illuminated manuscript created for the city of Olomouc around 1430 and currently in the municipal archives. Although in the past attributed to the local copyist Václav of Jihlava (1398–1477) or to the illustrator Vaněk, a town councilor in 1435–39, the illumination is more likely the masterwork of a foreign artist. It is in the style of International Gothic with clear Austrian influence.[2]