Rome in the Eighth Century - A History in Art

Table des matières

1. Rome in 700: 'Constantinople on the Tiber'; 2. John VII servus sanctae Mariae; 3. Clerics, monks, and saints; 4. 'The City of the Church'; 5. The Chapel of Theodotus in Santa Maria Antiqua; 6. Pope Zacharias and the Lateran Palace; 7. Rome and the Franks; 8. Paul I; 9. Hadrian I dux Dei; 10. Leo III and Charlemagne; Afterword

A propos de l'auteur

JOHN OSBORNE is a Distinguished Research Professor and Dean Emeritus in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Carleton University, Ottawa. He is a cultural historian of early medieval Italy with a focus on the material culture of Rome and Venice. His publications include studies of medieval use of the Roman catacombs, murals in churches such as San Clemente and Santa Maria Antiqua, cultural contacts between Rome and Constantinople, and the medieval understanding of Rome's heritage of ancient buildings and statuary.

Résumé

Combines the evidence of written texts with 'material culture' (primarily buildings and their decoration) to present a more complete picture of a pivotal century in the city's history that has long been viewed as a 'dark age'. For all those interested in medieval Italy and the city of Rome.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Osborne, John (Carleton University Osborne, Osborne John
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781108834582
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83458-2
• Pages: 312
• Thème: British School at Rome Studies
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Architecture; HISTORY / Europe / General, Rome, Italy, Medieval History, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History of Architecture, Archaeology by period / region, Medieval European archaeology, Medieval style