The 1980-86 excavations

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The 1980-86 excavations

edited by Richard Hodges ; with major contributions by Richard Hodges and John Mitchell ; other contributions by Catherine M. Coutt ... [et al.]

(Archaeological monographs of the British School at Rome, no. 7, no. 9 . San Vincenzo al Volturno ; 1-2)

British School at Rome, 1993-

  • pt. 1
  • pt. 2

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Volume

pt. 1 ISBN 9780904152241

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This is the first of a number of volumes describing the 1980-86 excavations at the early medieval Benedictine abbey of San Vincenzo al Volturno in central Italy. This volume gives a general introduction to this important project, a description of the archaeological remains, and then detailed accounts of the excavation of the Carolingian Crypt Church, the `South Church', the Refectory, the Garden Court and the Entrance Hall. Also included is a reappraisal of the cycle of paintings in the crypt in the light of the excavations.
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pt. 2 ISBN 9780904152265

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This volume presents the second part of the detailed report on the British School at Rome's excavations between 1980 and 1986 at the early medieval Benedictine abbey of San Vincenzo in Molise, central Italy. It contains discussion of the Vestibule, the Assembly Room containing the reconstructed wall of painted prophets, the Refectory, the terraces, the hilltop cemetery, and the late Roman settlement. It also includes essays on the historical context of the site: `Christians and countrymen' (Samuel Barnish) , `Monastic lands and monastic patrons' (Chris Wickham) , and `San Vincenzo and the Plan of Saint Gall' (Richard Hodges) .

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