05-05-2006, 04:45 AM
Hi Travis,
I think the problem may well be that you need accurate dating of these tombstones to establish the order in which they were sculpted and find out which influences which other one. There are regional differences in quality and sculpture as well, with very good quality from the Mainz region and much more variation in quality (for instance) in Germania Inferior.
Most of the information you'd need is in the Corpus Signorum Imperii Germani. The Upper and Lower Germany volumes have been published and are often referred to in the Imagebase.
I think the problem may well be that you need accurate dating of these tombstones to establish the order in which they were sculpted and find out which influences which other one. There are regional differences in quality and sculpture as well, with very good quality from the Mainz region and much more variation in quality (for instance) in Germania Inferior.
Most of the information you'd need is in the Corpus Signorum Imperii Germani. The Upper and Lower Germany volumes have been published and are often referred to in the Imagebase.
