The ''Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon'' with the undertitle ''Bildende Kunst, Kunsthandwerker, Gelehrte, Sammler, Kulturschaffende und Mäzene vom 12. bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts'' is a
biographical dictionary
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on the art of the city
Nuremberg
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.
The encyclopaedia, edited by
Manfred H. Grieb
Manfred H. Grieb (6 February 1933 – 20 February 2012) what a German entrepreneur and art collector as well as the editor of the ''Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon''.
Life
Born in Würzburg, Grieb completed a commercial apprenticeship from 1947 to ...
and written by him with the collaboration of numerous specialist scholars, was published in 2007 in four volumes in a slidecase by
K. G. Saur Verlag
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In 1987, K. G. Saur was acquired by Reed Intern ...
. At the same time, the work was published in
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by
Verlag Walter de Gruyter
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History
The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...
, to which K. G. Saur Verlag has belonged since 2006. About the ''
Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon
Thieme-Becker is a German biographical dictionary of artists.
Thieme-Becker
The dictionary was begun under the editorship of Ulrich Thieme (1865–1922) (volumes one to fifteen) and Felix Becker (1864–1928) (volumes one to four). It was complet ...
'': It is also accessible online for a fee.
Bibliographical data
Source.
Artikel zum ''Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon'' on Nuernbergwiki
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* ''Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon. Bildende Künstler, Kunsthandwerker, Gelehrte, Sammler, Kulturschaffende und Mäzene vom 12. bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts''. Edited by Manfred H. Grieb. Unter Mitarbeit zahlreicher Fachgelehrter. K. G. Saur Verlag, Munich 2007, ;
** Vol. 1: A – G, LVIII, 535 S.
** Vol. 2: H – Pe, S. 540–1133
** Vol. 3: Pf – Z, S. 1138–1740
** Vol. 4: Register; Glossar, S. 1745–2046
Reviews
* Sabine Graichen, in '' Zeitschrift für Antiquare und Büchersammler'' 2008, Nr. 5, .
* John Roger Paas, in ''German Studies Review'' vol. 31, Nr. 2, 2008, .
* Klaus Schreiber, in '' Informationsmittel (IFB). Digitales Rezensionsorgan für Bibliothek und Wissenschaft''
Numerized
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* Alexander Seelos, in ''Mitteilungen des Vereins für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg'' Vol. 94, 2007,
.
* Georg Wacha: ''Rezensionen. Manfred H. Grieb, Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon.'' In ''Jahrbuch des Oberösterreichischen Musealvereines.'' Vol. 152, Linz 2007,
Numerized
on ZOBODAT).
References
External links
*
Max Gnugesser-Mair: ''Kritik an der geschönten und verkürzten Darstellung zahlreicher Künstlerbiografien der Nazizeit im Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon''
on www.nazistopp-nürnberg.de
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Encyclopedias of art
German biographical dictionaries
Publications established in 2007