Silber (Esther Wipfler)

Not everything that glitters is gold - often it is silver: chased, polished, enamelled, hallmarked, and even gilded. These contributions address the semantic, economic, and technical dimensions of artistic silverwork, drawing on a wide range of object types and sources. International experts in art history, history, and linguistics present current research findings on the production, trading, translocation, and social significance of silver objects, illustrating their development over time. Current issues of looting and restitution are addressed as well.

• Studies on silversmithing in German-speaking countries, across different eras
• New research on the production, function, significance, and distribution of silver objects
• Lavishly illustrated with more than 260 photographs, some previously unpublished

Esther Wipfler is responsible for the research unit on material culture at the Central Institute for Art History in Munich, including the online platform for art historical object research, www.rdklabor.de. She publishes on questions of materiality, the use of artifacts, and the iconography of medieval and early modern art.