Rome in the Tenth Century

A History in Art
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-63969-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 253 mm, Gewicht: 572 g

Reihe: British School at Rome Studies

This is the third and final volume in a series examining the history of Rome in the early Middle Ages (700–1000 CE) through the primary lens of the city's material culture. The previous volumes examined the eighth and the ninth centuries respectively. John Osborne uses buildings (both religious and domestic), their decorations, other works of painting and sculpture, inscriptions, manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, and coins as 'documents' to supplement what can be gleaned from more traditional written sources such as the Liber pontificalis. The overall approach is particularly appropriate for tenth-century Rome, which has traditionally been considered a 'dark age', given recent research on standing monuments and the large amount of new material brought to light in archaeological excavations undertaken over the last four decades. This magnificent and beautifully illustrated volume provides a triumphant conclusion to a series which will be indispensable for all those interested in early medieval Rome.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Osborne, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Rome in 900; 3. Historical synopsis; 4. Patronage; 5. Monasticism; 6. Death and burial; 7. The cult of the saints; 8. Afterword; 9. Appendix.

Über Autor(innen)

Osborne, John
JOHN OSBORNE is Distinguished Research Professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, and Associate Fellow of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto. He is a cultural historian specializing in the cities of Rome and Venice in the early Middle Ages. Rome in the Tenth Century is the third and final volume of a series that weaves together written texts and the evidence of material culture, integrating the disciplines of history, history of art, and archaeology. Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020) won the 2021 Margaret Wade Labarge prize of the Canadian Society of Medievalists, while Rome in the Ninth Century (Cambridge, 2023) was awarded the Premio Daria Borghese for the best book on the city of Rome written by a non-Italian published in 2023.