Medieval History
History of Transylvania, ed. by László Makkai and András Mócsy, General Editor: Béla Köpeczi
Géza Entz: A gyulafehérvári székesegyház. Budapest, 1958
Monograph on the cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia).
Daniela Marcu Istrate: A gyulafehérvári római katolikus székesegyház és püspöki palota régészeti kutatása (2000-2002). Budapest, 2008.
Victor Roth: Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte Siebenbürgens, 1914
Géza Entz: Dési református templom (link 2). Kolozsvár, 1942.
The church of Dés (Dej).
Jolán Balogh: Kolozsvári k?faragó m?helyek. XVI. század. Budapest, 1985.
Continuation of the previous monographs - studies on Renaissance carving at Kolozsvár.
Emlékkönyv Kelemen Lajos hetvenedik születése napjára. Ed. Attila Szabó T. Kolozsvár, 1947.
Studies dedicated to Lajos Kelemen.
Erdélyi Múzeum, Kolozsvár, vols. 1874-2007 (link 2)
Dolgozatok az Erdélyi Múzeum Érem- és Régiségtárából. Kolozsvár
- New Books On Hungarian Medieval Art
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- Armales Transylvanorum
An international traveling exhibition, which presents photographs of about fifty armorial letters from Transylvania, will arrive to Budapest this week. It is the result of research conducted by specialists of the Institute of History, University...
- Conference On Medieval Ecclesiastical Architecture In Transylvania
The monastery church of Ákos (Acâ?),the most important Romanesque monument of Szatmár CountyThis coming weekend, on October 8-10, 2010, an international conference will be dedicated to medieval ecclesiastical architecture in Transylvania. Jointly...
- 1000 Years Of Gyulafehérvár Cathedral
Western facade of Gyulafehérvár cathedral Survey by Márton Sarkadi and Tamás Em?di, 1996 In 1009, King Stephen I decided to create a new bishopric, with jurisdiction over the territory of Transylvania. The seat of the bishopric was established...
- New Research On Medieval Wall-painting
The number of medieval wall-paintings known from the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary has greatly increased. In Transylvania, a complex program of inventorization uncovered numerous monuments, many of which had been fully uncovered and restored during...
Medieval History
Library of Medieval and Renaissance art in Transylvania
Rather than being a proper post, this is more like a collection of links - links to full-length books on medieval and Renaissance art in Transylvania. New databases, especially the Transylvanian Hungarian database maintained by transindex.ro and the newly opened Transylvanian Digital Database of the Transylvanian Museum Society, have made a number of old and new publications available, which - together with other resources - provide a good overview of art historical research in Transylvania. As most of these publications are in Hungarian, the following links will be mainly of use to my Hungarian readers - but others may find something useful as well (as some publications are in English or German). The focus of these publications is architecture, but a few other things are also available online. I'd be glad to add more resources to these - let me know if you've spotted something relevant!
I. Historical overview
Volume I. - From the Beginnings to 1606. English edition from 2001.
István Lázár: Transylvania - A Short History. 1997
II. Period of Hungarian Conquest
Gyula László: A honfoglaló magyarok m?vészete Erdélyben. Kolozsvár, 1943.
Art of the Hungarians at the Conquest period in Transylvania
III. Romanesque architecture
Géza Entz: Erdély építészete a 11-13. században. Kolozsvár, 1994.
Monograph and database on architecture in Transylvania in the 11-13th centuries.
II. Period of Hungarian Conquest
Gyula László: A honfoglaló magyarok m?vészete Erdélyben. Kolozsvár, 1943.
Art of the Hungarians at the Conquest period in Transylvania
III. Romanesque architecture
Géza Entz: Erdély építészete a 11-13. században. Kolozsvár, 1994.
Monograph and database on architecture in Transylvania in the 11-13th centuries.
Géza Entz: A gyulafehérvári székesegyház. Budapest, 1958
Monograph on the cathedral of Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia).
Daniela Marcu Istrate: A gyulafehérvári római katolikus székesegyház és püspöki palota régészeti kutatása (2000-2002). Budapest, 2008.
Monograph on archaeological research at Gyulafehérvár.
Erdély ezeréves püspöksége. A gyulafehérvári Szent Mihály székesegyház és érseki palota régészeti kutatása 2000-2008. Budapest, 2010
Overview of recent research at Gyulafehérvár.
Overview of recent research at Gyulafehérvár.
IV. Gothic architecture
Géza Entz: Erdély építészete a 14?16. században. Kolozsvár, 1996.
Monograph and database on architecture in Transylvania in the 14-16th centuries.
Monograph and database on architecture in Transylvania in the 14-16th centuries.
Ferenc Lestyán: Megszentelt kövek - A középkori erdélyi püspökség templomai. Budapest, 2000.
Database of medieval churches in Transylvania.Victor Roth: Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte Siebenbürgens, 1914
Edit Grandpierre: A kolozsvári Szent Mihály templom története és építészete. Kolozsvár, 1936.
Study on St. Michael's church in Kolozsvár (Cluj).
Study on St. Michael's church in Kolozsvár (Cluj).
Géza Entz: Dési református templom (link 2). Kolozsvár, 1942.
The church of Dés (Dej).
Géza Entz: Szolnok-Doboka középkori m?emlékei (link 2). Kolozsvár, 1943.
Medieval monuments in Szolnok-Doboka county.
Géza Entz: A középkori székely m?vészet kérdései (link 2). Kolozsvár, 1943.
Study on medieval art in the Szekler territories.
József K. Sebestyén: A középkori nyugati m?veltség legkeletibb határai (link 2). Kolozsvár, 1929.
Study on medieval art in the Szekler territories.
József Köpeczi Sebestyén: A brassai fekete templom Mátyás-kori címerei. Kolozsvár, 1927.
Coat of arms at the Black Church of Brassó (Brasov).
László Dávid: A középkori Udvarhelyszék m?vészeti emlékei. Bukarest, 1981.
Monograph on medieval monuments of Udvarhely county.
András Sófalvi: Székelyföld középkori várai. In: Castrum 3, 2006.
Study on medieval castles in the Szekler territories.
V. Renaissance
Jolán Balogh: Az erdélyi renaissance. Kolozsvár, 1943.
Classic monograph on early Renaissance art in Transylvania.
Classic monograph on early Renaissance art in Transylvania.
Jolán Balogh: Kolozsvári k?faragó m?helyek. XVI. század. Budapest, 1985.
Continuation of the previous monographs - studies on Renaissance carving at Kolozsvár.
József Bíró: Erdélyi kastélyok. Budapest, 1943.
Book on mansions and country houses of Transylvania - a snapshot taken just before most of them were destroyed in and after WWII.
Book on mansions and country houses of Transylvania - a snapshot taken just before most of them were destroyed in and after WWII.
Margit B. Nagy: Reneszánsz és barokk Erdélyben. M?vészettörténeti tanulmányok. Bukarest, 1970.
Studies on Renaissance and Baroque art in Transylvania.
Margit B. Nagy: Várak, kastélyok, udvarházak, ahogy a régiek látták: XVII?XVIII. századi erdélyi összeírások és leltárak. Bukarest, 1973.
Inventories of Renaissance and Baroque castles and mansions in Transylvania.
András Kovács: Kés? reneszánsz építészet Erdélyben 1541-1720. Budapest-Kolozsvár, 2003.
Also available as a single pdf file.
New monograph on Late Renaissance architecture in Transylvania.
Also available as a single pdf file.
New monograph on Late Renaissance architecture in Transylvania.
János Sz?cs: A Mikó vár története. Csíkszereda, 2005.
The Mikó-castle of Csíkszereda.
The Mikó-castle of Csíkszereda.
VI. Decorative arts
János Érdi: Erdély érmei, képatlasszal. Pest, 1862.
János Érdi: Erdély érmei, képatlasszal. Pest, 1862.
Historic medals from Transylvania.
Victor Roth: Kunsdenkmäler aus den Sächsischen Kirchen Siebenbürgens. I. Goldschmiedearbaiten. I-II. Teil. Hermannstadt, 1922.
Elek Benk?: Erdély középkori harangjai és bronz keresztel? medencéi. Budapest-Kolozsvár, 2002.
Also available as a single pdf file.
Monograph and database of medieval bells and bronze baptismal fonts in Transylvania.
Elek Benk?: Erdély középkori harangjai és bronz keresztel? medencéi. Budapest-Kolozsvár, 2002.
Also available as a single pdf file.
Monograph and database of medieval bells and bronze baptismal fonts in Transylvania.
Emlékkönyv Kelemen Lajos hetvenedik születése napjára. Ed. Attila Szabó T. Kolozsvár, 1947.
Studies dedicated to Lajos Kelemen.
VII. Journals
Erdélyi Múzeum, Kolozsvár, vols. 1874-2007 (link 2)
Dolgozatok az Erdélyi Múzeum Érem- és Régiségtárából. Kolozsvár
Brukenthal Acta Musei, Sibiu
STUDIA PATZINAKA. Journal of Medieval and Modern Studies (online)
STUDIA PATZINAKA. Journal of Medieval and Modern Studies (online)
- New Books On Hungarian Medieval Art
As this blog is aimed for an international audience, I generally only write reviews of books published in English or other western languages. However, in this post I would like to call attention to a few books published mostly in Hungarian...
- Armales Transylvanorum
An international traveling exhibition, which presents photographs of about fifty armorial letters from Transylvania, will arrive to Budapest this week. It is the result of research conducted by specialists of the Institute of History, University...
- Conference On Medieval Ecclesiastical Architecture In Transylvania
The monastery church of Ákos (Acâ?),the most important Romanesque monument of Szatmár CountyThis coming weekend, on October 8-10, 2010, an international conference will be dedicated to medieval ecclesiastical architecture in Transylvania. Jointly...
- 1000 Years Of Gyulafehérvár Cathedral
Western facade of Gyulafehérvár cathedral Survey by Márton Sarkadi and Tamás Em?di, 1996 In 1009, King Stephen I decided to create a new bishopric, with jurisdiction over the territory of Transylvania. The seat of the bishopric was established...
- New Research On Medieval Wall-painting
The number of medieval wall-paintings known from the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary has greatly increased. In Transylvania, a complex program of inventorization uncovered numerous monuments, many of which had been fully uncovered and restored during...