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1 online resource (xxiii, 403 pages) : illustrations |
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Medieval History and Archaeology |
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Medieval history and archaeology.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Series page -- Series page -- Frontispiece -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- Edition and Translation: Alcuin's Epitaph for Pope Hadrian I -- Introduction: Charlemagne and Italy -- Charlemagne in St Peter's Basilica -- Power and Politics in Italy in the Earlier Eighth Century -- Italy, Rome, and the Early Carolingians -- Charlemagne and Rome before 774 -- Hadrian's Accession -- 1. Renaissance Rome: Hadrian's Epitaph in New St Peter's -- Introduction -- Recalling Charlemagne |
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Rebuilding St Peter's: The Demolition of Old St Peter's and the Fate of Hadrian's Oratory -- Moving Hadrian's Epitaph: Tiberio Alfarano and Continuity at St Peter's in the Late Sixteenth Century -- The Old Basilica and the Council of Trent -- Alfarano and Hadrian's Epitaph -- Gregory XIII and the 1575 Jubilee -- Inscriptions in the Portico -- Giacomo Grimaldi, Carlo Maderno, and the Demolition of the Remaining Parts of the Old Basilica -- 2. The 'Life' and Death of Pope Hadrian I -- Hadrian's Life -- Sources for the Life of Hadrian: The Liber Pontificalis and Codex Carolinus -- Hadrian's Death |
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Burying the Pope -- 3. Alcuin and the Epitaph -- Alcuin and Francia -- Alcuin and Rome -- Content and Poetic Form of Hadrian's Epitaph -- Manuscript Copies of Hadrian's Epitaph -- Carolingian 'School Texts' -- An Anthology for St Peter's -- 4. Recalling Rome: Epigraphic Syllogae and Itineraries -- Epigraphic Syllogae -- The 'Lorsch' Syllogae -- Two Carolingian Epigrams at St Peter's -- Hadrian's Verses for Charlemagne -- Hildegard's Altar Cloth: Function and Form -- Carolingian Itineraries of St Peter's and Rome -- The Einsiedeln Itinerary |
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5. Writing on the Walls: Epigraphy in Italy and Francia -- Hadrian's Epitaph: A Physical Description -- 'Roman' Capitals -- Papal Inscriptions -- Eighth-Century Epigraphy in Rome before 795 -- 6. Black Stone: Materials, Methods, and Motives -- 'In Francia': Sourcing the Black Stone -- Black Stones and the Meuse Valley in the Age of Charlemagne -- Black Stones at Aachen -- Spolia-Near and Far -- 7. Aachen and the Art of the Court -- The Court -- Poetry at the Court -- 8. Charlemagne, St Peter's, and the Imperial Coronation -- List of Manuscript Sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Academic, viewed August 09, 2024) |
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Adrian I, Pope, -795.
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Adrian I, Pope, -795 |
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San Paolo fuori le mura (Church : Rome, Italy)
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San Paolo fuori le mura (Church : Rome, Italy) |
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Inscriptions, Latin -- Italy -- Rome
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HISTORY.
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Historiography.
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Medieval.
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Social History.
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Archaeology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE.
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Inscriptions, Latin
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Religion & beliefs.
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Religion.
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Italy -- Rome
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0192575058 |
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9780191082719 |
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0191082716 |
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9780191874567 |
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0191874566 |
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9780192575050 |
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