This book introduces an innovative methodological approach to interpreting Venice’s cultural heritage through a detailed examination of material culture. It delves into the phenomenon of the reuse of ancient stone and marble in Venice and its surrounding areas, spanning from Antiquity to the Baroque period. The volume focuses on the identification and interpretation of lithic materials reused in both private and religious structures, including the iconic Basilica of St. Mark, where they are applied as interior or exterior cladding or used as decorative sculpture.
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Acknowledgments
Preface by MYRIAM PILUTTI NAMER
Part One SPOLIA
Chapter 1. MYRIAM PILUTTI NAMER, Reuse and Reworking of ‘Ancient’ Stones in Venice; with Technical Note by ELEONORA DELPOZZO, Digital Measurements of Venetian Spolia: a Census of Proconnesian Marble Capitals
Chapter 2. LUIGI SPERTI, Marble Trade between the Eastern Mediterranean and Venice
Chapter 3. LORENZO LAZZARINI, On Proconnesian Marble and Its Use and Reuse in Venice; with Appendix
Part Two FOCUS ON THE BASILICA OF ST. MARK
Chapter 1. LUIGI SPERTI, The Most Ancient Roman Capitals Reused in the Basilica of St. Mark: Chronology and Provenance
Chapter 2. LORENZO LAZZARINI, Marbles and Stones in the Floors of the Basilica of St. Mark with Catalogs 1 and 2
Chapter 3. LORENZO LAZZARINI, On Some Rare Stones in the Basilica of St. Mark Closing Remarks by MYRIAM PILUTTI NAMER
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Index of Names