William Tronzo, internationally known scholar of late ancient and early medieval art history, presents "art history: Naples in the Early Middle Ages," chapter 10 of "Medieval Naples: A documentary history, 400-1400" in Italica Press's series, A documentary history of Naples. Tronzo brings his expertise and elegant style to bear on the city's transition from ancient Greco-Roman town to medieval capital, reviewing the development of its urban fabric and chief monuments, including the catacombs, Sta. Restituta, the baptistry of S. Giovanni in Fonte, the forum area including S. Paolo Maggiore and the early history of S. Lorenzo Maggiore, and the Pietrasanta. This chapter is available as a cross-searchable, downloadable pdf document, full of color and B&W images, plans and digital reconstructions. It joins the chapter by Caroline Bruzelius on the High and Late Middle Ages to form a complete review of the art history of medieval Naples.
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Author: Tronzo, William
Publisher: Italica Press, Inc.
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Medieval Naples: Art History: Naples in the Early Middle Ages
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2010-02-15
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781599101866
Category: History : Europe - Italy
Category: Architecture : History - Medieval
Category: Art : History - Medieval