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Charlemagne and Rome : Alcuin and the epitaph of Pope Hadrian I / Joanna Story.
Series: Medieval history and archaeology: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 403 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191874567.Subject(s): Adrian I, Pope, -795 -- Tomb | Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814
| Inscriptions -- Europe, Western | Epitaphs -- Europe, Western | Holy Roman Empire -- History -- To 1517 | Alcuin, 735-804 | Religion | Religion & beliefsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199206346DDC classification: 270.3092 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Using a vast range of sources and methods, from art history, epigraphy, palaeography, geology, archaeology, and architectural history, to close reading of contemporary texts in prose and verse, this book presents a detailed 'object biography', contextualising Hadrian's epitaph in its historical and physical setting at St Peter's over 800 years.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using a vast range of sources and methods, from art history, epigraphy, palaeography, geology, archaeology, and architectural history, to close reading of contemporary texts in prose and verse, this book presents a detailed 'object biography', contextualising Hadrian's epitaph in its historical and physical setting at St Peter's over 800 years.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 18, 2023).