Manuscript in the Biblioteca Communale of Palermo, No. Qq E8, fol. 185v
| Name of text: | Manuscript in the Biblioteca Communale of Palermo, No. Qq E8, fol. 185v |
| Author of text: | Mongitore |
| Date of text: | 18th century |
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| Name of structure in text: | Giorgio Io Xheri, Palermo |
| Type of structure in text: | church |
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| Country in text: | Italy |
| Region in text: | Sicily |
| City in text: | Palermo |
| Specific place of mosaic in text: | Niche above main door |
| Description of mosaic in text: | Described by Mongitore as representing the Baptist in prayer. Christ appeared in upper left corner and at the feet of John was a dish with the Saint’s head. Inscription already illegible in Mongitore’s time and date uncertain. |
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| Tesserae silver mentioned in text? | No |
| Tesserae gold mentioned in text? | No |
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| Bibliography: | Manuscript in the Biblioteca Communale of Palermo, No. Qq E8, fol. 185v, quoted by Di Marzo, La Pittura in Palermo nel Rinascimento, Storia e Documenti (Palermo, 1899), cited by Otto Demus, Mosaics of Norman Sicily (London: Routledge, 1956, p. 187 and n. 3, p. 190. |
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