Designing Norman Sicily: Material Culture and Society

Essays showing how the stuff of Norman Sicily, its mosaics, frescoes, art and architecture, was used to construct its history.

Material culture played a crucial role in developing the cultural narrative of Norman Sicily. The essays in this book consider how images, designs, artifacts, structures and objects were used to help create the story of the medieval kingdom, and what they reveal about the complex political and social dynamics that underpinned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783274891
• ISBN13: 9781783274895
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.5"