Die Stiepeler Kirchen im Blick auf Macht und Christentum im Mittelalter

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Out of love for their homeland, the Ruhr region, and great interest in its medieval history, Ursula Spallek (Math., Nat., Phil.) and Karlheinz Spallek (Prof. Dr. em. Uni Bochum, Math., Nat., Phil.) contribute with this intensive research to new insights about the mystery of the Stiepel churches. Detailed analyses of the wall paintings and window images in combination with extensive genealogical research by the author show connections of the pilgrimage site with noble houses of Europe and take the readership along on crusade and pilgrimage routes. Detailed graphics and numerous images by the author, often with double meaning, bring past and present together and convey to both connoisseurs and outsiders the historical significance of the Stiepel churches.