Charlemagne and Rome : Alcuin and the epitaph of Pope Hadrian I /

Using a vast range of sources and methods, from art history, epigraphy, palaeography, geology, archaeology, and architectural history, to close reading of contemporary texts in prose and verse, this book presents a detailed 'object biography', contextualising Hadrian's epitaph in its...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Story, Joanna
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
Using a vast range of sources and methods, from art history, epigraphy, palaeography, geology, archaeology, and architectural history, to close reading of contemporary texts in prose and verse, this book presents a detailed 'object biography', contextualising Hadrian's epitaph in its historical and physical setting at St Peter's over 800 years.
Umfang:
1 online resource (380 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-187456-6
0-19-108271-6
0-19-257505-8
Schlagworte:
Adrian > I, > Pope, > -795 > Tomb.
Charlemagne, > Emperor, > 742-814.
Alcuin, > 735-804.
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