Archaeological carved slabs of the Langobard art in churches of Peligna Valley and Spoleto (Italy): provenance of the stones |
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| Authors: | Vincenzo Ferrini Caterina De Vito Silvano Mignardi Damiano Venanzio Fucinese |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;2. P.zza U. Postiglione 19, 67027 Raiano (AQ), Italy |
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| Abstract: | In this study we investigate the provenance of the limestone and marble used to made carved slabs today placed in three churches located in Raiano and Vittorito (Peligna Valley, Abruzzo, Italy) and in Spoleto (Umbria, Italy). The slabs, representative examples of the Langobard art (Middle Ages), are dated approximately from 8th to 9th centuries A.D. and have the same pattern in terms of decoration, suggesting a progressive expansion of Langobards in central and southern Italy, after the foundation of the Pavia Kingdom. |
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| Keywords: | Langobard art Middle ages Carved slabs Limestone Marble Chemical and isotopic analysis Provenance |
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