Theoderich’s Description of the Holy Places

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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 Nativity
Type of structure in text: church
Date of structure in text 339, 530s, 1165-9
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 12 AD
Country in text: Israel
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City in text: Bethlehem
Specific place of mosaic in text: Crypt
Description of mosaic in text: beautifully decorated with mosaic work
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Tesserae silver mentioned in text?
Tesserae gold mentioned in text?
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Theoderich’s Description of the Holy Places, trans. by Aubrey Stewart (London: Palestine Pilgrims Text Society, 1891), ch. 33, p. 52.

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