The Church of San Salvatore at Spoleto: some structural notes
J. B. Ward Perkins
The church of San Salvatore, on the outskirts Spoleto, is a monument as familiar it puzzling. Together with closely related Clitumnus temple, 10 km. distant between Spoleto and Trevi, has been subject at least one monograph numerous articles, figures in all standard works late antique early medieval art Italy. It first appears history document 815, confirming to abbey Farfa certain possessions, including monasterium sancti Salvatoris situm prope eandem civitatem (i.e. Spoleto). majority writers have regarded both Temple product antique, classicising revival, assigned them dates ranging from fourth sixth centuries. Recently Deichmann advanced novel, but attractive, suggestion that they belong rather latter part eighth century, are work Dukes produced under Carolingian domination strong artistic influence.
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