Descriptions of the Badia of Fiesole and of the Villa of Careggi

Name of text: Descriptions of the Badia of Fiesole and of the Villa of Careggi
Author of text: Alberto Avogradro
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Name of structure in text: Fiesole Cathedral
Type of structure in text: church
Date of structure in text Founded 1028
Century of structure 1: 11 AD
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Country in text: Italy
Region in text: Tuscany
City in text: Fiesole
Specific place of mosaic in text: Cupola or apse
Description of mosaic in text: Lamb surrounded by 12 apostles, six on each side
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Tesserae silver mentioned in text? No
Tesserae gold mentioned in text? Yes
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Bibliography:

E. H. Gombrich, Alberto Avogadro’s Descriptions of the Badia of Fiesole and of the Villa of Careggi, Italia Medievale e Humanistica, Vol. 5, 1962, pp.217-29 [Trapp no.1962B.1]

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