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Book Review
The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily: Visualising sacred authority
02/2024 | 1451 | 166
Pages: 210–211
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Reviewer:
James, Liz (James, Liz)
Subjects
buildings:
Basilica Cattedrale di Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy / S. Maria dell’Ammiraglio (Martorana), Palermo, Italy / Cappella Palatina, Palermo, Italy
patrons:
Roger II, King of Sicily (r.1130–1154)
places:
Palermo / Cefalù
subjects:
Mosaics / Churches / Medieval art / Techniques / Christian iconography
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily: Visualising sacred authority by Beat Brenk. 179 pp. incl. 159 col. + 14 b. & w. ills. (Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2022), €98. ISBN 978–3–7520–0019–1. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
3. Mosaic decoration of the presbytery, Cefalù Cathedral. (Photograph Beat Brenk).
Book Review
La scultura nella Sicilia normanna
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 999-1000
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Reviewer:
Capitummino, Francesco (Capitummino, Francesco)
Subjects
places:
Cefalù / Monreale / Sicily
styles:
Romanesque / Norman
subjects:
Sculpture / Architecture
Reviewed Items
subjects:
La scultura nella Sicilia normanna By Francesco Gandolfo. 2 vols, 576 pp. incl. 770 col. + b. & w. ills. (Tored, Tivoli, 2019), £240. ISBN 978–88–99846–26–8. | :
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Western art unattributed:
3. Capital from cloister, Cefalù Cathedral. 1154–66. Marble, 29 by 36 by 37 cm.