Santa Maria Antiqua : the Sistine Chapel of the Early Middle Ages / edited by Eileen Rubery, Giulia Bordi, and John Osborne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubery, Eileen, editor.

Bordi, Giulia, editor.

Osborne, John, 1951- editor.

British School at Rome (2013 December 4-6), host institution.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history

[Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Santa Maria Antiqua (Church : Rome, Italy).

Art, Early Christian.

Mural painting and decoration, Italian.

Christian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500.

Christian art and symbolism.

Rome (Italy)--History.

Rome (Italy).

Christian art and symbolism--Medieval.

Italy--Rome--Roman Forum.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings

Physical Description:

502 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm

Other Title:

Sistine Chapel of the Early Middle Ages

Place of Publication:

London ; Turnhout : Harvey Miller Publishers, an imprint of Brepols Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"The Santa Maria Antiqua Complex in the Forum in Rome was probably established at the foot of the Palatine Hill in the 6th century. Over the following 600 years it was decorated with a unique series of frescoes bearing evidence of imperial, papal and monastic influences. Abandoned in the 9th century, limited use probably continued up to the 11th century. By the 17th century the complex was completely buried under the rising floor of the Forum. Excavations in 1900 exposed a largely intact complex containing hundreds of 6th - 11th century frescoes, in some places over four layers deep and a unique Chapel of Medical Saints which suggests this was also an incubation site. The English Press hailed the site as the 'Sistine Chapel of the Ninth century'. Lavish illustrations of these frescoes, following recent restoration, make this book an indispensible resource, not only for those working on the church but also for those interested in contemporaneous material in medieval sites especially in Rome, Europe and Byzantium. This monograph contains the proceedings of an International Conference held at the British School at Rome on 4-6 December, 2013. It reports results of the major project of preservation and research led by the Soprintendenza and carried out over the last 12 years on the fabric of the church, its frescoes, floor, wall and ceiling mosaics, its drainage and infrastructure. Much of the restoration was funded by the World Monuments Fund. The conference also marked the 75th anniversary of the death of Gordon Rushforth, the first Director of the British School at Rome and the author of one of the earliest key papers on the S. Maria Antiqua site."--Publisher description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Series statement from publisher website.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781909400535

190940053X

OCLC:

1099847802

Publisher Number:

99996039895