Main entry:

Tronzo, William.

Title & Author:

The cultures of his kingdom : Roger II and the Cappella Palatina in Palermo / William Tronzo.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1997.

Description:

xxi, 170 pages, [88] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index.
1. The Ensemble: "... et ornamentis variis ditavit ..." -- 2. New Dates and Contexts for the Decorations and Furnishings of the Chapel -- 3. Proposals Regarding the Functional Rationale of the Chapel -- 4. On the Self-Sufficiency of the Image in King Roger's Sicily.
Worldwide art monograph no. 96932

Summary:

This analytical study takes seriously the proposition that the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily, the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, preserves virtually intact - and uniquely so - an ensemble of architecture and arts from the twelfth century. It systematically investigates every major component of the decoration and furnishing of the chapel, and in so doing propounds a new chronology for the edifice, in phases, which fixes a new frame of reference for understanding how the chapel functioned under the Norman kings.

ISBN:

0691025800 (cl ; alk. paper)
9780691025803

Subject:

Roger II, King of Sicily, 1095-1154 Art patronage.
Roger II, King of Sicily, 1095-1154.
Cappella Palatina di Palermo.
Church architecture Italy Palermo.
Architecture, Norman Italy Palermo.
Church decoration and ornament Italy Palermo.
Civilization, Medieval 12th century.
Architecture chrétienne Italie Palerme.
Architecture normande Italie Palerme.
Églises Décoration et ornement Italie Palerme.
Civilisation médiévale 12e siècle.
Architecture, Norman
Art patronage
Church architecture
Church decoration and ornament
Civilization, Medieval
Italy Palermo

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191264
Call No.: ID NA5621.P3.T76; ID:97-B1841
Status: Available