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The making of a monastic city. The architecture of San Vincenzo al Volturno in the ninth century

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Richard Hodges ,
Sheila Gibson  and
John Mitchell
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La costituzione di una città monastica. l'architettura di san vincenzo al volturno nel nono secolo

Questo articolo esamina l'architettura del nono secolo del monastero alto medievale di San Vincenzo al Volturno nella regione di Molise. L'articolo prende in considerazione l'ampia gamma di costruzioni rinvenute negli ultimi quindici anni di scavo, compreso la grande chiesa abbaziale, San Vincenzo Maggiore, il palazzo degli ospiti di riguardo, il chiostro, le officine e le strutture in legno del vicus del monastero. Il lavoro fa riferimento a un ampio numero di paralleli per queste costruzioni sia nella penisola italiana che nell'Europa continentale.

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Papers of the British School at Rome , Volume 65 , November 1997 , pp. 233 - 286
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