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| Abstract: | The following essay will give you an insight into the subject from the Gravestone of Catharina Gottschalck. It is made as a first step in the process of preservation and restoration related to the object. Indispensable for the curatorial treatment of the sandstone is to know the damages and the causes. A historical background could be made according to the work at the archive. The written part of this essay is complemented with cartography and pictures of the object and its details. Catharina Gottschalck was living in the 14th century. She belonged to the patrician of Eisenach. Her husband was the mayor of Eisenach in these days. The monuments place today is the south‐side of the former Predigerkirche in Eisenach. It was built into the wall. The figurative representation which is shown in the iconographic program are at the top Jesus Christ, below him are St. John, one of his disciples, and the two Marys. The program also includes some attributes like angels and two lions with one head. The huge damage at the monument gives testimony to the urgency of carrying out some measures. |
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