Codigoro: MRA-ITA-Cod001

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Historical note about the site/monument: The Pomposa abbey is a Benedictine architectural ensemble including a church (the basilica of Santa Maria) with a bell tower, a monastery, and the Palace of Reason (Italian: Palazzo della Ragione). It was at Pomposa abbey that Guido d’Arezzo was educated and invented modern musical notation. The abbey’s basilica is a three-nave Romanesque structure dating to the 7^th century (with significant alterations in the 11^th century). Its interior is adorned with mosaic stone pavements (12^th century) and frescoes by Vitale da Bologna and his assistants. Of the monastery itself only the chapter house, dormitory, and refectory have been preserved to the present day. In the chapter hall, visitors can admire 14^th-century frescoes by one of Giotto’s pupils. The Palace of Reason was consecrated in 1026, although alterations to its façade were undertaken in the early 1930s. The bell tower, measuring 48 meters in height, was added in the latter half of the 12^th century.

Further reading:
Addison, A. C., & Gaiani, M. (2000). Virtualized architectural heritage: New tools and techniques. IEEE multimedia, 7(2), 26-31.

Other info about sample provenance: Decorazioni preesistenti all'affresco del soffitto sul refettorio [hand-written note]

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