{"product_id":"cappella-palatina-a-palermo-salatore-settis-9788824803519","title":"Cappella Palatina a Palermo","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Palatine\u003c\/b\u003e Chapel is the Royal Chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily situated at the centre of the Palazzo dei Normanni in Palermo. The chapel was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily in 1132 and it took eight years to build and many more to decorate with mosaics and fine art. The chapel combines harmoniously a variety of styles: the Norman architecture and door decor, the Arabic arches and scripts adorning the roof, the Byzantine dome and mosaics. The mosaics of the Palatine Chapel are of unparalleled elegance as concerns elongated proportions and streaming draperies of figures. Other remarkable features of the chapel include the Carolingian throne, a low stage for royal receptions, and a balcony which allowed the king to view religious processions from above. In addition, the arabic paintings of the ceiling (called muqarnas) are spectacular. The hundreds of facets were painted, notably with many purely ornamental vegetal and zoomorphic designs but also with scenes of daily life and many subjects that have not yet been explained. Stylistically influenced by Iraqi 'Abbasid art, these paintings are innovative in their more spatially aware representation of personages and of animals. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Text in Italian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salatore Settis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8824803512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788824803519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Franco Cosimo Panini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 28.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 17.40h x 13.40w x 8.80d","brand":"Salatore Settis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448047644927,"sku":"9788824803519","price":1325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e57b0c03-9da2-401c-aaf6-b84cd4e88d9b.jpg?v=1777236539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cappella-palatina-a-palermo-salatore-settis-9788824803519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}