Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE SETTING THE SCENE; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Ancient and Early Christian Europe and Byzantium; PART TWO LOGISTICS AND FASHIONS; Chapter Three Quarrying, Transport and Preparation of Marble in the Middle Ages; Chapter Four Looted and Trophy Marble; Chapter Five The Marble Hit Parade: Marble Members by Type and Destination; PART THREE SURVEYS OF THE ISLAMIC AND CHRISTIAN WORLDS; Chapter Six Byzantium; Chapter Seven Earlier Islam; Chapter Eight King, Pope, Emir and Caliph: Europe and the Islamic Building-Boom; Chapter Nine Italy and Sicily
Summary
A broad survey of the various structural and decorative uses of marble and antiquities throughout the Mediterranean during the Millennium following the Emperor Constantine. It argues that marble-rich sites and cities around this lake were linked at various times and in varying degrees by trade, pilgrimage, war and diplomacy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-598) and indexes
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