Master Gerhard [SEP] place of death
Master Gerhard
Meister or Master Gerhard (* c 1210/1215 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master mason of Cologne Cathedral. He was also known as "Gerhard von Rile" or by the Latin version of his name, "Meister Gerardus".
He fell to his death during construction of the cathedral.
Bibliography.
- Paul Clemen (ed.): "Der Dom zu Köln" (= Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz. Band 6, Teil III). Reprint
The Terror" ("The Spider" v. 9, no. 4, Sep. 1936)
- "The Devil's Death Dwarfs" ("The Spider" v. 10, no. 1, Oct. 1936)
- "The Man Who Ruled in Hell" ("The Spider" v. 12, no. 2, Jul. 1937)
- "Machine Guns Over the White House" ("The Spider" v. 12, no. 4, Sep. 1937)
- "Master of the Flaming Horde