Cosmas and Damian
| Name of structure: | Cosmas and Damian |
| Extended name of structure: | |
| Type of structure: | Church |
| Country or main area: | Italy |
| Region within country or main area: | Lazio |
| City or area within region: | Rome |
| Date of structure: | 6C,听7C, 17C |
| Century of structure 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 17 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Apse; triumphal arch. |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | Apse: Christ in clouds, saints, scene of the faithful (sheep) leaving Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Lamb of God, 4 Rivers of Paradise,听inscription. |
| Date of mosaic: | 6C, 听possibly 7C, 17C |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 6 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | |
| Silver tessera at site: | Yes |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | No |
| Has analysis been done? | Yes |
| Samples taken from where? | Apse and triumphal arch (6C, 7C, 17C dates) (Verit脿, 2000; Verit脿听et al, 2002) |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1626-32: rebuilding to present form 1819 1923 (?),1935-37: team led by A. Stamo 1946 1988-89: team led by Tiberia. |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Verit脿, M., Profilo, B., Vallotto, M., Rava, A., 'I mosaici della Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano a Roma: studio analitico delle tessere vitree',听in Atti del convegno di studi di Scienza e Beni Culturali 18, 2002: I mosaici. Cultura, Tecnologia, Conservazione (Bressanone, 2-5 luglio, 2002), ed by听G. Biscontin & G. Driussi (Venice, Edizioni Arcadia Ricerche, 2002), 801-12. Verit脿, M., Falcone, R., Vallotto, M. & Santopadre, P., 'Study of the weathering mechanisms and chemical composition of ancient mosaic tesserae', Rivista Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro 30 (2000),听33-44. Verit脿, M., 'Tecniche di fabbricazione dei materiali musivi vitrei attraverso indagini chimiche e mineralogiche',听in Medieval Mosaics. Light, Color, Materials, ed by E. Borsook,听F. Superbi & G. Pagliarulo (Milan, Silvana Editoriale, 2000),听47-64. Rava, A., 鈥業l restauro del mosaico absidale della Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano a Roma鈥�, Kermes 5/13 (1992), 19-26. Tiberia, V., 'Mosaici restaurati nella basilica dei Santi Cosma听e Damiano a Roma',听in Mosaici a S.Vitale e altri restauri.Il restauro in situ di mosaici parietali, ed by A. M. Iannucci, C. Fiori &C. Muscolino听(Ravenna: Longo Editore, 1992), 111-32. Krautheimer, R., Corbett, S., Frankl, S. & Frazer, A. K., Corpus Basilicarum Christianarum Romae (Monumenti di antichit脿 cristiana pubblicati dal Pontificio Instituto di Archeologia Cristiana) (Vatican City, New York, 1937-80), 6 Vols., vol. 1. 听 听 |
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