Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in the Baltic Countries, Volume 2: Latvia / Latvija
Established by Georg Dehio in 1905, the “Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments” is a print reference work and travel guide that concisely conveys local and urban history and provides key facts and descriptions of a representative selection of buildings and their interiors in specific regions. Furthermore, as a comprehensive guide, it contributes to increased public awareness and a greater appreciation of Europe’s shared cultural heritage and its preservation.
In parallel with work on the Estonia project, the groundwork for a project on Latvia was laid in 2022 in the form of a preliminary project as part of the series “Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in the Baltic Countries.” A team of about ten people initially processed 100 selected sites and compiled a list of approximately 1,000 sites for the main project. Since 2024, 100 sites have been processed annually.
The project was initiated by the Böckler-Mare-Balticum Foundation, which specializes in promoting research with a focus on the art and cultural history of the Baltic Sea region and, in particular, the Baltic states. It is being developed in close collaboration with the Herder Institute, the Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in Poland, the Dehio Association, and Estonian partners. This marks a further geographical expansion of the long-established Dehio Handbook beyond German-speaking borders into Central and Eastern Europe, where a unique situation exists due to the region’s diverse historical and cultural ties with Germany.
The project was initiated by the Böckler-Mare-Balticum Foundation, which specializes in promoting research with a focus on the art and cultural history of the Baltic Sea region and, in particular, the Baltic states. It is being developed in close collaboration with the Herder Institute, the Dehio Handbook of Art Monuments in Poland, the Dehio Association, and Estonian partners. This marks a further geographical expansion of the long-established Dehio Handbook beyond German-speaking borders into Central and Eastern Europe, where a unique situation exists due to the region’s diverse historical and cultural ties with Germany.
A unique feature of the publications on the countries of East Central Europe is the introductory texts on the history and art history of the respective regions; these are syntheses based on the latest research, with an emphasis on phenomena and themes characteristic of the cultural landscape in question.
The texts, in both project languages, will be published successively on the specialized portal “DEHIO OME. Art Monuments in East Central Europe.”
The texts, in both project languages, will be published successively on the specialized portal “DEHIO OME. Art Monuments in East Central Europe.”
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Duration
- 2022 - 2026
