Open AccessThe role of the Counts of Cilli in the architectural development of the Jurklošter Carthusian monastery's great cloister and the question of the location of Veronika of Desnice's grave. The archaeological method as an aid to art-historical interpretation
Author(s) -
Mija Oter Gorenčič
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
studia historica slovenica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.66
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2591-2194
pISSN - 1580-8122
DOI - 10.32874/shs.2020-03
Subject(s) - cloister , altar , history , chapel , interpretation (philosophy) , fifteenth , art history , ancient history , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics
The article presents the first attempt at a comprehensive interpretation ofthe architectural development of the Jurklošter Carthusian monastery's greatcloister and its appearance before and after the reconstruction that wasfinancially supported by the Counts of Cilli Frederick II and Ulrich II. The articlealso refers to several archival sources that have been overlooked to date. Thesereveal the previously unknown patrocinium of the cemetery chapel in thecloister's atrium as well as, quite reliably, the location of Veronika of Desnice'sgrave. They also bring new information about the granting of indulgences,permission to erect an altar in the cemetery chapel, and consecrations. Apartfrom discovering new archival sources and carrying out a comparative analysiswith the relevant medieval Carthusian monasteries elsewhere in Europe,the article is methodologically based on the art-historical analysis of twoarchaeological georadar recordings, of which one has been published for thefirst time in this very contribution.