There are works of art and architecture that attract attention with their exceptionally well-preserved integrity, but there are also many that have survived only in fragments. This is also the case with the older carved stone artworks in this area. The doctoral thesis examines the 15th-16th centuries from Tallinn. century stone fragments from fireplaces, consoles, exterior portals, window shutters and pillars, but also from statues of saints. Most of them are located today in the collections of Tallinn City Museum and Tallinn City Planning Board, some also in their original location.
The main part of the work consists of the author’s published articles, each of which focuses on one selected fragment, trying to restore its original whole based on the available data and place it in the context of its era of origin. The last part of the paper deals with the display of fragments in the Raidkivi Museum of the Tallinn City Museum, which opened in 2016, and suggests possibilities for future exhibitions. The analysis of artifacts is based on Jacqueline Lichtenstein’s and Cesare Brandi’s approaches to the relationship between the fragment and the whole.
Supervisor: Dr. Anneli Randla (Estonian Academy of Arts)
External reviewers: Dr. Erki Russow (Tallinn University), Prof. Kersti Markus (Tallinn University)
Opponent: Dr. Erki Russow
Series design model: Indrek Sirkel
Layout: Else Mare Lagerspetz
272 pages, in Estonian
Estonian Academy of Arts, 2025
ISBN 978-9916-740-27-9 (in print)
ISBN 978-9916-740-28-6 (pdf)
ISSN 1736-2261