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| - | '''Schatzkammer''' is a German word which translates as '''Treasure Room''', and is a term also used in English for the collection of treasures, especially those in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector, kept in a secure room, often in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance [[cabinet of curiosities]]. | + | '''''Schatzkammer''''', a German word which means "treasury" or "treasure chamber", is a term sometimes used in English for the collection of treasures, especially ''[[Objet d'art|objets d’art]]'' in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector which are kept in a secure room and often found in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance [[cabinet of curiosities]]. A very small but evocative Renaissance room in a tower at [[Lacock Abbey]] was designed for keeping and viewing the treasures of the newly rich owner. |
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| + | * The [[Imperial Treasury, Vienna|Imperial Treasury]] at the [[Hofburg Palace]] in Vienna, Austria. | ||
| + | * The collection of the royal regalia and treasures of the [[Bavaria]]n [[Wittelsbach]] dynasty, housed in the ''[[Residenz, Munich|Residenz]]'' Palace in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. | ||
| + | * The vast collection of the [[House of Wettin|Wettin]] [[Monarch]]s of [[Saxony]], kept in the [[Green Vault]] at [[Dresden Castle]] in [[Dresden]], Germany. | ||
| + | * The [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom]] in the [[Tower of London]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
| + | * A display of Bourbon treasures in the basement of the [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid.{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
| + | * The [[Waddesdon Bequest]], a 19th-century collection of mostly Renaissance treasures now displayed together in the [[British Museum]]. | ||
| + | *The [[Waddesdon Manor]] permanent display of the [https://www.timeless-travels.co.uk/post/a-rothschild-treasury-reveals-more-gems-at-waddesdon-manor Treasury] displays more than 300 precious objects reflecting generations of [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] collecting. | ||
| + | * [[Rosenborg Castle]] in [[Copenhagen]] displays [[objet de vertu]] in silver, ivory and other precious materials, some in the cabinets and treasure rooms (porcelain room, glass room) specially constructed over the centuries by the [[Danish Royal Family|Kings of Denmark]] for their display. The [[Crown Jewels]] and the [[Danish Crown Regalia]] are displayed in a series of modern galleries built inside an enormous vault in the basement.{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
| - | Examples: | + | Church establishments also had treasuries where similar objects were kept, which are often now open as museums. Especially important and largely intact examples are: |
| - | * The [[Schatzkammer (Vienna)|Imperial Treasury Schatzkammer in Vienna]] | + | * The treasury of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in [[Rome]] |
| - | * The collection of the royal [[regalia]] and treasures of the [[Bavaria]]n [[Wittelsbach]] dynasty, housed in the ''[[Residenz, Munich|Residenz]]'' Palace in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. | + | * The treasury of [[San Marco]], [[Venice]], which retains a unique collection of [[Byzantine art]], looted during the [[Fourth Crusade]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} |
| - | * The vast collection of the [[Wettin]] [[Monarch]]s of [[Saxony]], kept in the ''[[Grünes Gewölbe]]'' in the ''[[Residenzschloss]]'' (Royal Castle) at [[Dresden]], Germany. | + | * The [[Trier Cathedral Treasury]] |
| - | *The [[Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom]] in the [[Tower of London]] | + | * The [[Essen Cathedral Treasury]] |
| - | * A display of Bourbon treasures in the basement of the [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid | + | * The [[Aachen Cathedral Treasury]] at the [[Aachen Cathedral]] (Germany), one of the most important collections of church cultural artefacts in Europe |
| - | *The [[Waddesdon Bequest]], a 19th century collection of mostly Renaissance treasures now displayed together in the [[British Museum]] | + | * The [[Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius]] in [[Maastricht]], a church treasury with some fine specimens of Medieval Mosan metalwork |
| - | A very small but evocative Renaissance room in a tower at [[Lacock Abbey]] was designed for keeping and viewing the treasures of the newly-rich owner. | + | Examples outside Western Europe include: |
| + | * The [[Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral]] in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
| + | * The [[Imperial Crown of Russia|Russian Crown]] treasury at the [[Diamond Fund]] of [[Moscow Kremlin]].{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
| + | * The Treasure Rooms of [[Topkapi Palace]] display Ottoman treasures.{{Citation needed |date=December 2019|}} | ||
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Schatzkammer, a German word which means "treasury" or "treasure chamber", is a term sometimes used in English for the collection of treasures, especially objets d’art in precious metals and jewels, of a ruler or other collector which are kept in a secure room and often found in the basement of a palace or castle. It also often included the wider types of object typical of the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities. A very small but evocative Renaissance room in a tower at Lacock Abbey was designed for keeping and viewing the treasures of the newly rich owner.
Well-known examples are:
- The Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria.
- The collection of the royal regalia and treasures of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty, housed in the Residenz Palace in Munich, Germany.
- The vast collection of the Wettin Monarchs of Saxony, kept in the Green Vault at Dresden Castle in Dresden, Germany.
- The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom in the Tower of London.Template:Citation needed
- A display of Bourbon treasures in the basement of the Museo del Prado, Madrid.Template:Citation needed
- The Waddesdon Bequest, a 19th-century collection of mostly Renaissance treasures now displayed together in the British Museum.
- The Waddesdon Manor permanent display of the Treasury displays more than 300 precious objects reflecting generations of Rothschild collecting.
- Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen displays objet de vertu in silver, ivory and other precious materials, some in the cabinets and treasure rooms (porcelain room, glass room) specially constructed over the centuries by the Kings of Denmark for their display. The Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia are displayed in a series of modern galleries built inside an enormous vault in the basement.Template:Citation needed
Church establishments also had treasuries where similar objects were kept, which are often now open as museums. Especially important and largely intact examples are:
- The treasury of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- The treasury of San Marco, Venice, which retains a unique collection of Byzantine art, looted during the Fourth Crusade.Template:Citation needed
- The Trier Cathedral Treasury
- The Essen Cathedral Treasury
- The Aachen Cathedral Treasury at the Aachen Cathedral (Germany), one of the most important collections of church cultural artefacts in Europe
- The Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, a church treasury with some fine specimens of Medieval Mosan metalwork
Examples outside Western Europe include:
- The Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech RepublicTemplate:Citation needed
- The Russian Crown treasury at the Diamond Fund of Moscow Kremlin.Template:Citation needed
- The Treasure Rooms of Topkapi Palace display Ottoman treasures.Template:Citation needed
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