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Codigoro: MRA-ITA-Cod002

Type Sample Item

Sample ID

MRA-ITA-Cod002

Sample Material Type

Mural painting

Sample Sub-type

fragment

Dimensions (cm)

Length
6.5
Width
5.1
Height
1.6

Weight

weight value (g)
51.8

Geographic Location

Country
Italy
Place
Codigoro

Site/monument

Italy (ITA)
Codigoro
Abbazia di Pomposa

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 7th century (with significant alterations in the 11th century). Its interior is adorned with mosaic stone pavements (12th 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 14th-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 12th century.

Further reading:
Addison, A. C., & Gaiani, M. (2000). Virtualized architectural heritage: New tools and techniques. IEEE multimedia7(2), 26-31.

Chronological period (sample)

7th-12th century

Other info about sample provenance

Decorazioni preesistenti all'affresco del soffitto sul refettorio [hand-written note]

Sample taken by

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Date of sampling

Unknown
No

Support

Support material type
plaster
Number of layers
1
Aprox. thickness (from bottom to top in cm)
1.8

Finishing Layers

Finishing layers material type
paint layer
Number of layers
1
Colour
brownish red

Other materials/notes

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