Zona liminare. Il nartece di Santa Sabina a Roma, la sua porta e l’iniziazione cristiana

FOLETTI, Ivan and Manuela GIANADREA. Zona liminare. Il nartece di Santa Sabina a Roma, la sua porta e l’iniziazione cristiana (Liminal Zone. The Narthex of Santa Sabina in Rome, it's Doors and the Christian Initiation). Roma: Viella, 2015, 280 pp. Studia Artium Mediaevalium Brunensia. ISBN 978-88-6728-354-5.

Basic information

• Original name: Zona liminare. Il nartece di Santa Sabina a Roma, la sua porta e l’iniziazione cristiana
• Name (in English): Liminal Zone. The Narthex of Santa Sabina in Rome, it's Doors and the Christian Initiation
• Authors: FOLETTI, Ivan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Manuela GIANADREA (380 Italy).
• Edition: Roma, 280 pp. Studia Artium Mediaevalium Brunensia, 2015.
• Publisher: Viella

Other information

• Original language: Italian
• Type of outcome: Book on a specialized topic
• Field of Study: Art, architecture, cultural heritage
• Country of publisher: Italy
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/15:00081554
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-88-6728-354-5
• Keywords in English: Christian Initiation; Santa Sabina; Rome; Early Christian Art; Art and Liturgy
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

Sulla sommita’ dell’Aventino, si erge la basilica di Santa Sabina, uno dei monumenti piu’ significativi del mondo tardoantico. Il suo ingresso principale e’ costituito da un ampio nartece, caratterizzato dalla presenza di opere straordinarie, quali l’antica porta lignea, la decorazione a imitazione del marmo di V secolo e l’imago altomedievale della Theotokos. Il nartece, per anni trascurato negli studi, doveva essere, in origine, uno degli ambienti di maggior fasto e importanza dell’intero edificio e, soprattutto, non un semplice spazio a servizio delle opere ma il luogo per cui queste erano state pensate. Destinato con ogni probabilita' principalmente ai catecumeni e ai penitenti, doveva connotarsi come una vera e propria zona liminare, mondo tra i mondi, zona di transito fisico e spirituale. Il presente volume intende indagare questo luogo a tutto tondo, con un’attenzione particolare alla sua storiografia, all’archeologia del monumento e alle sue decorazioni, rivelandone la facies tardoantica straordinariamente conservata nella sostanza. Si vuole proporre al lettore uno sguardo sinergico, volto a mostrare come la coesistenza dei diversi media permetta una piu’ esaustiva comprensione dello scenario artistico tardoantico.

Abstract (in English)

On top of the Aventine hill stands the basilica of Santa Sabina, one of the most significant monuments of Late Antiquity. Its main entrance consists of a spacious narthex, characterized by the presence of extraordinary works of art, such as the old wooden door, the fifth century decoration of the painted marble and the early medieval imago of the Theotokos. The narthex, many years neglected by the research, was originally one of the areas of the greatest splendor and importance of the entire building. In addition, this space was probably primarily conceived for the catechumens and the penitents and had to serve as a true liminal zone. It was a world between two worlds, area of physical and spiritual passage. This book aims to investigate this place in the round, with special attention to its history, the archaeology of the monument and its decorations. Its goal is to reveal the Late Antique facies of this narthex, which is extraordinarily preserved in substance. We want to offer the reader a synergistic look conceived to show how the coexistence of different media allows a more comprehensive understanding of the artistic scenario during the Late Antiquity.

Links

• GB14-36521G, research and development project: Name: Centrum pro transdisciplinární výzkum kulturních fenoménů ve středoevropských dějinách: obraz, komunikace, jednání