Cappella Palatina
Royal Palace
Roger II, King of Sicily
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Description
Sources:
Ahmad, Aziz. 1975. A History of Islamic Sicily. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Tomasi, Gioacchino Lanza and Zalapi, Angheli. 1998. Palaces of Sicily. New York: Rizzoli, 32-34.
Tronzo, William. 1997. The Cultures of His Kingdom, Roger II and the Cappella Palatina in Palermo. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
http://www.comune.palermo.it/musei/palatina/index_en.html
http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/Patrimoine_architectural/Italie/sicile/1130_1154/17/index.htm interior, painted panels depicting Arab cavalryman, horseman, and warrior, 1993
Type of Work
Palace; ChapelSubject
Chapels (rooms or structures), Italy --History --476-1268, Roger II, King of Sicily, d. 1154, Islam -- History, Royal palaces, Normans, France -- History -- 476-1492, Architecture --Islamic influences, Arabs, Camels, Hawks, Horses, Spears (Weapons), Cavalries, Islam -- History, Warriors, Fur hats
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