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Lorch Monastery
BURIAL PLACE OF THE HOUSE OF STAUFER WITH MANY EVENTS

History worth reading aboutCollections

Interested in learning more about what took place in this impressive monument? Discover unusual stories about life in centuries past? Understand how the monument is managed today? Explore historic snapshots, unusual events and interesting research findings.

One of the choir books of Lorch Monastery, early 16th century

Living worlds

In only two years, 1,784 illustrated pages were created. Painters and scribes worked together to create the choir books.

The Lorch choir books
Detail of one of the choir books of Lorch Monastery, early 16th century

Magical illustrations

The illustrations in the books are the work of specialists and still enchant viewers with their vividness and rich colors today.

The illumination of the choir books
Armed peasants, period woodcut

Unquiet times

Social and religious unrest led to war and caused the destruction of Lorch Monastery just as it flourished.

The Peasants' War and its consequences