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I recently found a small book with the name
“Enzyklopädie der Weltkunst. Das hohe Mittelalter.”
and got it for 1€ at an ‘Altwarentandler’ (a small second hand dealer) here in Vienna and I am very happy because it mainly covers the 11th and 12th century and even if it’s rather small – just A5 – it contains many wonderful pictures – for example:
… just to name a few – my personal favourite:
page 185 – color – Reichsadler. Ausschnitt aus einer perlenbesetzten Stickerei. 12. Jahrhundert. Palermo, Domschatz.
The book contains following chapters:
…and another great information – it’s available at Amazon.de for anyone situated in Germany for less than 1€ (+ shipping)