Theoderich's Description of the Holy Places
| Name of text: | Theoderich's Description of the Holy Places |
| Author of text: | Theoderich |
| Date of text: | c. 1172 |
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| Name of structure in text: | Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| Type of structure in text: | church |
| Date of structure in text | AD 4th, 7th, 11th, 12th C |
| Century of structure 1: | 4 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 12 AD |
| Country in text: | Israel |
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| City in text: | Jerusalem |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: | Sepulchre behind the altar |
| Description of mosaic in text: | Joseph [of Arimathea] and Nicodemus placing body in tomb, Virgin, 3 Maries with pots of perfume, angel rolling away stone. Inscription: The place and guardian testify Christ’s resurrection / Also the linen clothes, the angel and Redemption. |
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| Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
| Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
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| Bibliography: | Theoderich’s Description of the Holy Places, trans. by Aubrey Stewart (London: Palestine Pilgrims Text Society, 1891), ch. 5, p. 8. |
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