Palatine Chapel
| Name of structure: | Palatine Chapel |
| Extended name of structure: | In Aachen Cathedral |
| Type of structure: | Chapel |
| Country or main area: | Germany |
| Region within country or main area: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City or area within region: | Aachen |
| Date of structure: | 793/794 |
| Century of structure 1: | 8 AD |
| Century of structure 2: | 8 AD |
| Specific place of mosaic: | Dome |
| Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: | 9C: 24 elders, Lamb of God.
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| Date of mosaic: | Mosaic redone in 1165 to suit the installation of Frederick Barbarossa's octagonal chandelier. The 12C mosaic mosaic replaced and reproduced a Carolingian mosaic with the same iconography. 19C reproduction based on a late sevententh-century engraving by Ciampini. |
| Century of mosaic 1: | 12 AD |
| Century of mosaic 2: | 19 AD |
| Silver tessera at site: | Unknown |
| Gold tessera at site: | Yes |
| Colour tessera at site: | Yes |
| Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)? | Unknown |
| Has analysis been done? | No |
| Samples taken from where? | n/a |
| Excavation and restoration campaigns: | 1882: by Salviati |
| Bibliography of mainly technical resources: | Kleinbauer, E., 'Charlemagne's Palace Chapel at Aachen and its copies', Gesta 4 (1965), 2-11. Schnitzler, H., 'Das Kuppelmosaik der Aachener Pfalzkapelle', Achener Kunstblätter 29 (1964), 17-44. Schöne, W., 'Die künstlerische und litugische Gestalt der Pfalzkirche Karls der Grossen in Aachen', Zeitschrift für Kunstwissenschaft 15 (1961), 97-148. |
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