The Medieval Kingdom of Sicily Image Database documents historic buildings, monuments, and their decoration in South Italy, a geographic area ravaged by war, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, as well as the depredations of modern restoration and rampant urban growth. Our website and app are intended to help scholars, travelers, and local populations understand the appearance of historic monuments prior to modern change: their position in the landscape, their rich furnishings (tombs, altars, pulpits, painted ceilings, mosaics, altarpieces), and their role as statements of dynastic authority.

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西西里中世纪王国图像数据库

中世纪的西西里王国图像数据库记录了意大利南部的历史建筑、纪念碑及其装饰，这个地理区域饱受战争、地震、火山爆发以及现代修复和猖獗的城市发展的破坏。我们的网站和应用程序旨在帮助学者、旅行者和当地居民了解现代变化之前历史古迹的外观：它们在景观中的位置、丰富的家具（坟墓、祭坛、讲坛、彩绘天花板、马赛克、祭坛），以及它们作为王朝权威声明的作用。