JACOB HEINRICH VON HEFNER-ALTENECK
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A German writer on art; born at Aschaffenburg, May 20, 1811. He went through a complete course of artistic education, and then devoted his attention to the history of art, particularly of the Middle Ages. In 1868 he became Conservator-General of the artistic monuments of Bavaria, and director of the Bavarian National Museum. His numerous works include: "Costumes of the Christian Middle Ages" (1840-54); "Works of Art and Furniture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance" (1848-55); "Iron Work of the Middle Ages and Renaissance" (1861-86); "Costumes, Works of Art, and Furniture" (1879-90). D. 1903.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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