Memorie sacre delle sette chiese di Roma

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Memorie sacre delle sette chiese di Roma

Author of text: Giovanni Severano
Date of text: 1630
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Name of structure in text: Lateran, S. John Lateran
Type of structure in text: Church
Date of structure in text 4th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 19th
Century of structure 1: 4 AD
Century of structure 2: 19 AD
Country in text: Italy
Region in text: Lazio
City in text: Rome
Specific place of mosaic in text: Tribune/apse, portico
Description of mosaic in text: Constantius III [421] and Galla Placidia [388-450] decorated the tribune/apse with mosaic. pp. 510-11
Sergius III [904-911] renovated the church after an earthquake, details of this in a mosaic inscription in the tribune. pp. 514-515
Nicholas IV [1288-92] restored tribune and decorated with mosaic, restored image of Christ to its originalĀ appearance at the time of S. Sylvester. p. 516
Porch adorned with figures of mosaic. p. 523
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Tesserae silver mentioned in text?
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? No
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Bibliography:

Severano, Giovanni, Memorie Sacre delle Sette Chiese di Roma (Rome: Giocomo Mascadi, 1630), vol. 1, pp. 510-11, 514-5, 516, 523

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http://archive.org/details/memoriesacredell 00seve

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