Hein, Jorgen: The Treasure Collection at Rosenborg Castle. I-III. The Inventories of 1696 and 1718 Royal Heritage and Collecting in Denmark-Norway 1500-1900. 3 vols. Copenhagen: 2009. 824pp over 1000 colour illustrations. Cloth in a slipcase. 30.5x24cms. Meticulous, fully-illustrated and systematic catalogue of the more than 1000 objects listed in the 1696 and 1718 inventories of the treasure collection at Rosenborg Castle. Many of the entries include the original inventory description. One of the leading princely treasures in Europe the collection covers a huge range of objects including jewellery, coronation regalia, ivory tankards, rock crystal, cameos, intaglios and even the silver boxes containing the umbilical cords of Frederick III's children. Volumes II and III document the collection while Volume I contains numerous essays covering the background to the collection and the Royal Family as well as indexes, appendices, bibliography. Text in English with Danish summary.
Meticulous, fully-illustrated and systematic catalogue of the more than 1000 objects listed in the 1696 and 1718 inventories of the treasure collection at Rosenborg Castle. Many of the entries include the original inventory description. One of the leading princely treasures in Europe the collection covers a huge range of objects including jewellery, coronation regalia, ivory tankards, rock crystal, cameos, intaglios and even the silver boxes containing the umbilical cords of Frederick III's children. Volumes II and III document the collection while Volume I contains numerous essays covering the background to the collection and the Royal Family as well as indexes, appendices, bibliography. Text in English with Danish summary
Hein, Jørgen: Ivories and Narwhal Tusks at Rosenborg Castle : Catalogue of Carved and Turned Ivories and Narwhal Tusks in the Royal Danish Collection 1600-1875. 2 volumes. 2018. 752 pages, 774 colour illustrations. Hardback. 24.5×28.5cms. Artists such as Jean Cavalier, Joachim Henne, Gottfried Wolfram, Magnus Berg, and Lorenz Spengler are amongst the many carvers represented in this comprehensive catalogue. The collection, which is one of the world's largest and finest, comprises cabinets, statuettes, goblets, tankards, chandeliers, and reliefs. Each object has a full and detailed description.
Artists such as Jean Cavalier, Joachim Henne, Gottfried Wolfram, Magnus Berg, and Lorenz Spengler are amongst the many carvers represented in this comprehensive catalogue. The collection, which is one of the world's largest and finest, comprises cabinets, statuettes, goblets, tankards, chandeliers, and reliefs. Each object has a full and detailed description.