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RECONSTRUCTING THE LATER EIGHTH-CENTURY CLAUSTRUM AT SAN VINCENZO AL VOLTURNO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2012

Richard Hodges ,
Sarah Leppard  and
John Mitchell
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Abstract

This article re-examines the topography of the late eighth-century monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno following a recent far-reaching reinterpretation of the ninth-century phases of the monastery. In particular, it proposes a hypothetical location for the monks' dormitory and a palace beside the river Volturno. As a result, it suggests the outlines of the first claustral plan for the monastery.

Questo articolo riesamina la topografia del monastero di tardo VIII secolo di San Vincenzo al Volturno, seguendo una recente e radicale reinterpretazione delle fasi del IX secolo del monastero. In particolare, l'articolo propone una localizzazione ipotetica per il dormitorio delle monache e un palazzo vicino al fiume Volturno, e suggerisce uno schizzo della prima pianta claustrale del monastero.

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Papers of the British School at Rome , Volume 80 , October 2012 , pp. 145 - 155
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Copyright © British School at Rome 2012

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