A Ninth-century Stone-cutting Workshop in Southern Dalmatia
Nikola Jakšić
Over the last fifty years, significant progress has been made in research of pre-Romanesque sculpture on eastern Adriatic coast, especially central Dalmatia and Istria. Relief carvings from southern had not received same amount attention until a serious earthquake occurred 1979 which caused considerable damage to numerous religious buildings neighbouring cities Dubrovnik (Croatia) Kotor (Montenegro), necessitating repair works during new relief were discovered. The author paper draws characteristic motifs, manner carving, epigraphic features inscriptions these share. finds contribute fuller survey this unique carving school, was connected by more than ten years ago separate stone-cutting workshop, marked relatively high quality workmanship, operated Dalmatia. facts evident cibo...
Hortus artium medievalium