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The discovery of Abbot Talaricus' (817–3 October 823) tomb at San Vincenzo al Volturno

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Richard Hodges
Affiliation:
School of World Art Studies & Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England
John Mitchell
Affiliation:
School of World Art Studies & Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England
Lucy Watson
Affiliation:
School of World Art Studies & Museology, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England

Extract

An abbot's tomb is a major find at San Vincenzo al Volturno, advancing our knowledge of a great Italian abbey-church of the 9th century described in ANTIQUITY 70 (1996).

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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997

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