Rome in the Tenth Century - A History in Art

This is the third and final volume in a series examining the history of Rome in the early Middle Ages (700-1000 CE) through the primary lens of the city's material culture. The previous volumes examined the eighth and the ninth centuries respectively. John Osborne uses buildings (both religious and domestic), their decorations, other works of painting and sculpture, inscriptions, manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, and coins as 'documents' to supplement what can be gleaned from more traditional written sources such as the Liber pontificalis. The overall approach is particularly appropriate for tenth-century Rome, which has traditionally been considered a 'dark age', given recent research on standing monuments and the large amount of new material brought to light in archaeological excavations undertaken over the last four decades. This magnificent and beautifully illustrated volume provides a triumphant conclusion to a series which will be indispensable for all those interested in early medieval Rome.

Product details

• Authors: John Osborne, John (Carleton University Osborne, Osborne John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781009639699
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0963969-9
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: British School at Rome Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Rome, Ceramic arts, pottery, glass, Italy, Medieval History, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Painting & paintings, History of Architecture, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, 10th century, c 900 to c 999, Paintings and painting, Medieval style, Ceramics, mosaic and glass: artworks, Archaeological sites, Romanesque