Lost Mosaics and Frescoes of Rome of the Mediaeval Period

Lost Mosaics and Frescoes of Rome of the Mediaeval Period
Author: Charles Rufus Morey
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019434529

This fascinating book examines some of the most important artworks of the medieval period in Rome, many of which have been lost or destroyed over time. Using detailed drawings and descriptions, Charles Rufus Morey offers readers a unique glimpse into the art and architecture of this pivotal period in history. With insights that are both scholarly and accessible, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in medieval art and architecture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Apse Mosaic in Early Medieval Rome

The Apse Mosaic in Early Medieval Rome
Author: Erik Thunø
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2015-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1316299430

This book focuses on apse mosaics in Rome, which were commissioned by a series of popes between the sixth and ninth centuries CE. Through a synchronic approach that challenges current conceptions about how works of art interact with historical time, Erik Thunø proposes that the apse mosaics produce an inter-visual network that collapses their chronological succession in time into a continuous present in which the faithful join the saints in the one living body of the Church of Rome. Throughout, this book situates the apse mosaics within the broader context of viewership, the cult of relics, epigraphic tradition, and church ritual while engaging topics concerned with intercession, materiality, repetition and vision.