The cultures of his kingdom
Subtitle: Roger II and the Cappella Palatina in Palermo
By: William Tronzo.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Roger II, King of Sicily, d. 1154 -- Art patronage; Cappella Palatina di Palermo; Church architecture -- Italy -- Palermo; Architecture, Norman -- Italy -- Palermo; Church decoration and ornament -- Italy -- Palermo; Palermo (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: This analytical study takes seriously the proposition that the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily, the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, preserves virtually intact - and uniquely so - an ensemble of architecture and arts from the twelfth century.

It systematically investigates every major component of the decoration and furnishing of the chapel, and in so doing propounds a new chronology for the edifice, in phases, which fixes a new frame of reference for understanding how the chapel functioned under the Norman kings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-165) and index.