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Hodges, Richard Light In The Dark Ages The Rise and Fall of San Vincenzo Al Volturno
Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 1997 0801434165 / 9780801434167 First Edition Hardcover New in Near Fine dust jacket
Cover is black with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book; printed on alkaline paper. Illustrated with over 50 b/w photos. Starting in 1981 Richard Hodges started digging at the site of the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, one of the great medieval centers. "The ninth century monastic city was grandiose, remarkable for its aarchitecture and the wealth of its artistic culture...excavations of the great abbey church of San Vincenzo Maggiore, part of the cloisters, the distinguished guests' palace, the workshops, cemeteries and many smaller buildings...its rich decor and opulent material culture, is revealed as a model Carolingian monastery...traces the history of San Vincenzo from the monastery's spectacular rise as a result of Charlamagne's patronage to its cataclysmic sack by Arab marauders in 881, demonstrating the relation between the treasures unearthed and their political context". Fascinating snapshot of a lifestyle most westerners would have difficulty envisioning, fulfilling and in a world that can seem as distant from the early 21st century as would life on Mars. ; B&W Photographs; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 231 pages; Cover has very slight edge wear. DJ has light shelf wear and rubbing; in a mylar cover.
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