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Spolia and the Idea of Renovatio Imperii

Publication at Catholic Theological Faculty, Faculty of Arts |
2023

Abstract

A chapter in the monograph is devoted to the role of spoliia in the art of the European Middle Ages. Spolia are mostly works of the past (e.g. ancient cameos or statues) referring to the glory of ancient Rome).We will also meet them in Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV. (Greek cameo in the chapel of St.

Catherine in Karlštejn