Charlemagne and Rome : Alcuin and the Epitaph of Pope Hadrian I /
Using a vast range of sources and methods, from art history, epigraphy, palaeography, geology, archaeology, and architectural history, to close reading of contemporary texts in prose and verse, this book presents a detailed 'object biography', contextualising Hadrian's epitaph in its...
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Medieval history and archaeology.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Series page
- Series page
- Frontispiece
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Edition and Translation: Alcuin's Epitaph for Pope Hadrian I
- Introduction: Charlemagne and Italy
- Charlemagne in St Peter's Basilica
- Power and Politics in Italy in the Earlier Eighth Century
- Italy, Rome, and the Early Carolingians
- Charlemagne and Rome before 774
- Hadrian's Accession
- 1. Renaissance Rome: Hadrian's Epitaph in New St Peter's
- Introduction
- Recalling Charlemagne
- Rebuilding St Peter's: The Demolition of Old St Peter's and the Fate of Hadrian's Oratory
- Moving Hadrian's Epitaph: Tiberio Alfarano and Continuity at St Peter's in the Late Sixteenth Century
- The Old Basilica and the Council of Trent
- Alfarano and Hadrian's Epitaph
- Gregory XIII and the 1575 Jubilee
- Inscriptions in the Portico
- Giacomo Grimaldi, Carlo Maderno, and the Demolition of the Remaining Parts of the Old Basilica
- 2. The 'Life' and Death of Pope Hadrian I
- Hadrian's Life
- Sources for the Life of Hadrian: The Liber Pontificalis and Codex Carolinus
- Hadrian's Death
- Burying the Pope
- 3. Alcuin and the Epitaph
- Alcuin and Francia
- Alcuin and Rome
- Content and Poetic Form of Hadrian's Epitaph
- Manuscript Copies of Hadrian's Epitaph
- Carolingian 'School Texts'
- An Anthology for St Peter's
- 4. Recalling Rome: Epigraphic Syllogae and Itineraries
- Epigraphic Syllogae
- The 'Lorsch' Syllogae
- Two Carolingian Epigrams at St Peter's
- Hadrian's Verses for Charlemagne
- Hildegard's Altar Cloth: Function and Form
- Carolingian Itineraries of St Peter's and Rome
- The Einsiedeln Itinerary
- 5. Writing on the Walls: Epigraphy in Italy and Francia
- Hadrian's Epitaph: A Physical Description
- 'Roman' Capitals
- Papal Inscriptions
- Eighth-Century Epigraphy in Rome before 795
- 6. Black Stone: Materials, Methods, and Motives
- 'In Francia': Sourcing the Black Stone
- Black Stones and the Meuse Valley in the Age of Charlemagne
- Black Stones at Aachen
- Spolia-Near and Far
- 7. Aachen and the Art of the Court
- The Court
- Poetry at the Court
- 8. Charlemagne, St Peter's, and the Imperial Coronation
- List of Manuscript Sources
- Bibliography
- Index