Visuaalne mälestamine: Liivimaa ordumeistrite ja käsknike hauaplaadid (14.–16. sajand)
Visual Commemoration: Grave Slabs of Masters and High Officials of the Teutonic Order in Livonia (14th–16th Centuries)

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the grave slabs and commemoration of Livonian masters and high officials of the Teutonic Order in the late Middle Ages. Based on the written and visual evidence, where the masters and high officials were buried and the spatial and liturgical context of their graves are examined. Seven grave slabs have survived or are known from historical drawings or photos: three of these belonged to Livonian masters, two to marshals and two to commanders. The visual and textual messages of the slabs are analysed: what motifs and symbols were used, how the deceased were represented, what the language and content of inscriptions were, and how the style of the slabs developed over time. The topic of how the location and visual appearance of the slabs have changed since the nineteenth century is addressed as well.

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