Vychází 10. 10. 2024
One of the most influential fourteenth-century rulers, Charles of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia (1346-78), king of Romans (1346-8), and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), is well known as a collector of holy relics of Christendom. Less known is that, in addition to relics, he also sought out ancient coins, manuscripts and rare fabrics, jewels, objects of curiosity and, above all, gemstones. By his order, many of these gemstones were incorporated into composite virtuoso objects, reliquaries, and...