| Description |
99 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 32 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Franco Cosimo Panini -- The Church of St. Francis in Assisi / Giorgio Bonsanti -- Assisi, The Earthquake of September 26, 1997 / Ghigo Roli -- The Vault of the Upper Church. The Upper Basilica: Iconographic Plan. Archivolt of the Inner Facade: Iconographic Plan. Vault of the Doctors of the Church: Iconographic Plan. Vault of the Four Intercessors: Iconographic Plan. Vault of the Evangelists: Iconographic Plan. The Earthquake of September 26 |
| Summary |
Seconds before the first shock of the tragic earthquake that rocked the central Italian town of Assisi on September 26, 1997, Ghigo Roli completed photographing the interior of the Upper Basilica of St. Francis. He had been working for months on detailed pictures of the vault and its precious medieval frescoes for a forthcoming publication. Just as he stepped out into the night air, at 2:30 A.M., the earth shook beneath him. When it stopped, he ran back inside and, miraculously, found his camera intact amid the terrible destruction. Roli's work, which represents the last photographs of the Basilica's intact vault, is accompanied here by several photographs taken immediately after the destruction. An introduction by art historian Giorgio Bonsanti describes the vault and its frescoes in detail. This volume will stand as a memorial to the glory of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the world's great art treasures |
| Notes |
Translation of: La volta della Basilica superiore di Assisi |
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Translated from the Italian |
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Giotto, 1266?-1337 -- Themes, motives -- Pictorial works.
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Cimabue -- Themes, motives.
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San Francesco (Church : Assisi, Italy) -- Pictorial works.
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Bible. New Testament -- Illustrations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013756 -- Pictorial works.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272
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Bible. New Testament -- Illustrations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013756
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Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Pictorial works.
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Mural painting and decoration, Italian -- Italy -- Assisi -- Pictorial works.
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Mural painting and decoration, Medieval -- Italy -- Pictorial works.
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Mural painting and decoration, Medieval -- Italy -- Assisi -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictures.
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| Author |
Roli, Ghigo.
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Sartarelli, Stephen, 1954-
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| LC no. |
97078102 |
| ISBN |
0810927675 (paperback) |
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0810940248 (bookclub hc.) |
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