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Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics,
frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history.
Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural
narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how
images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to
help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal
about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned
the so-called "multicultural" state. Arguing that a visual language
developed in medieval Sicily and southern Italy in this period, the
contributions journey through both familiar and unexplored aspects
of Siculo-Norman art, in particular those areas which have only
been made possible with recent advances in technology and
international academic collaboration. Topics addressed include
manuscripts and mosaics, textile diplomacy, the drama of coins and
trade, new readings of old buildings, and the insights of
archaeological excavations into everyday life. All of the ideas
presented in this volume converge on the central theme of how
material culture helped to develop story and society in the
medieval kingdom of Sicily.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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