Stefan Krause - Böcker

A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashion This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art--the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtier, diplomat, and commander of infantry units for the Habsburgs, deceives the eye: the steel sleeves drape in graceful folds, with cuts in the surface, suggesting the armor is made from cloth rather than metal. The author of this fascinating volume explores the question: why does the armor look this way?Stefan Krause delves back five centuries to the political, social, and cultural context in which von Rogendorf lived. Among other key venues in the Holy Roman Empire, this story takes the reader to the court of Emperor Charles V in Spain and to Augsburg, the leading center of armor making, where Rogendorf was introduced to the court armorer of Charles V, Kolman Helmschmid (1471-1532). Helmschmid was famous for his inventive and masterfully sculptured works, and this book elaborates on his unique contributions to the history of armor, and how and why von Rogendorf's suit was informed by contemporary fashion.  Distributed for the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

Ecohydrological Interfaces Comprehensive overview of the process dynamics and interactions governing ecohydrological interfaces Summarizing the interdisciplinary investigation of ecohydrological interface functioning, Ecohydrological Interfaces advances the understanding of their dynamics across traditional subject boundaries. It offers a detailed explanation of the underlying mechanisms and process interactions governing ecohydrological interface functioning from the micro scale to the ecosystem and regional scale. The multidisciplinary team of authors integrates and synthesises the current understanding of process dynamics at different ecohydrological interfaces to develop a unifying concept of their ecosystem functions. The work introduces novel experimental and model-based methods for characterizing and quantifying ecohydrological interface processes, taking account of innovative sensing and tracing technologies as well as microbial and molecular biology approaches. Key questions addressed in the book include: Which conditions stimulate the transformative nature of ecohydrological interfaces?How are ecohydrological interfaces organized in space and time?How does interface activity propagate from small to large scales?How do ecohydrological interfaces react to environmental change and what is their role in processes of significant societal value?As a research level text on the functionality and performance of ecohydrological interfaces, Ecohydrological Interfaces is primarily aimed at academics and postgraduate researchers. It is also appropriate for university libraries as further reading on a range of geographical, environmental, biological, and engineering topics.

Dolnstein offers a unique idiosyncratic insight into the emergence and experiences of the famous mercenaries, the Landsknecht. Earlier scholarship on Landsknechts can be divided into three traditions: (1) the German, (2) the International, and (3) the Art Historical. The German school examines the Landsknecht as a novel military development and focuses on how the Landsknecht came to be, how they were organized and what military tactics they introduced. The International tradition is less extensive and is primarily concentrated on how Landsknechts were part of a larger military development. Art history examines the Landsknecht as a theme in sixteenth-century art and how they have been used as a symbol to signify death or despair.This volume will further aid the examination of the early Landsknecht (1490–1505) by bringing insights from all three traditions together, through the eyes of a single historical individual.

Das ZfbF-Sonderheft „Betriebswirtschaftliche Implikationen der digitalen Transformation" bietet das Perspektivenspektrum von 19 Arbeitskreisen der Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft zum aktuellen wirtschaftlichen Wandel.Aufgrund der Summe verschiedener Einflüsse aus Technologie, Verfahren, Denkweisen, kulturellen Systemen, Recht und Wissenschaft kann man diesen zutreffend als "disruptiv" beschreiben. Die digitale Transformation bietet große Chancen. Es gilt aber auch, gewaltige Umbrüche und die damit verbundenen Risiken zu meistern.Die Beiträge der Arbeitskreise sind fünf Bereichen zugeordnet: Teil I ist dem Wandel von Organisation und Führung gewidmet. In Teil II kommen drei Arbeitskreise zu Wort, die sich mit den Folgen der durch die fortschreitende Digitalisierung induzierten Veränderungen der Wertschöpfungsprozesse auseinandersetzen. Business Model Innovations und die Transformation ganzer Branchen stehen im Mittelpunkt von Teil III des Sonderhefts. Teil IV beinhaltetBeiträge zur digitalen Transformation der administrativen und operativen Unternehmensprozesse im Bereich von Finance und Accounting. In Teil V diskutieren drei Arbeitskreise die Folgen der Digitalisierung für die Themenschwerpunkte Prüfung und Reporting.Das ZfbF-Sonderheft zeugt von der Breite und Intensität der Diskussionen, die in den Schmalenbach-Arbeitskreisen geführt werden. Die Beiträge belegen eindrucksvoll, dass der An­spruch der Schmalen­bach-Gesellschaft, Wissenschaftler und Praxisvertreter zur wissenschaftlich fundierten Beantwortung von praxisrelevanten Fragestellungen an einen Tisch zu bringen, auch nach 75 Jahren nichts an Aktualität verloren hat. Im Gegenteil: Die zunehmende Komplexität der Unternehmensführung und die Veränderungsgeschwindigkeit von Geschäftsmodellen bedingen einen derartigen Dialog mehr denn je.

Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) treated the spectacle of his tournaments, hastiludes, and mummeries as an art form unto itself. One of modern Europe’s most important sovereigns, he shaped the continent’s political map well into the 20th century, not least due to his keen awareness of the power of a good public display towards diplomacy and networking.From 1512 to 1515, Maximilian commissioned a massive, exquisitely detailed and illustrated manuscript of the 64 tournaments. The 255 elaborately gilt and silvered miniatures were more than just a collection of jousting scenes from the Habsburg court—from the grand melee and tilting at the lists to foot combat and closing ceremonies—they were an allegorical epic telling the story of an intrepid hero, a knight errant who is no other than Maximilian himself. In the guise of his literary alter ego “Freydal”, the Emperor jousted to prove his love for a noble lady. The story ends with the lady agreeing to marry him—she is no other than Mary of Burgundy, whom Maximilian wed in 1477 at Ghent.Produced under the direct supervision of Maximilian himself, Freydal is an invaluable record of late-medieval chivalry, one which introduces us to the jousts that the Emperor revived and even invented—such as the spectacular Rennen mit geschifften Tartschen, where shields would be catapulted into the sky and disintegrated into metal wedges. To this day, it remains the largest extant tournament book from the Late Middle Ages and the essential source on European courtly festivities of the early modern era. Much too fragile to be on permanent display, the miniatures are safely locked away in the vaults of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.To commemorate the fifth centenary of Emperor Maximilian I’s death, TASCHEN reproduces the complete 255 miniatures in full-color photographs, making the unique manuscript accessible to all for the very first time. The astounding collection is introduced by Stefan Krause, director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum’s Imperial Armoury, who tells its fascinating story.