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The Spolia Churches of Rome

Recycling Antiquity in the Middle Ages

Maria Fabricius Hansen

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Aarhus University Press img Link Publisher

Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Architektur

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The church-builders of the Middle Ages treated the architecture of ancient Rome like a quarry full of prefabricated building materials. This resulted in some very eclectically and ingeniously constructed churches. In The Spolia Churches of Rome we learn of the principles for the distribution of these antique architectural elements and the significance of breaking down and building on the past. Also presented here is a selection of eleven particularly beautiful churches featuring a wide variety of spolia. This book also contains maps and other practical information which make it the ideal companion when seeking out the past in modern-day Rome.

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