Old Restorations and New Discoveries in the Nativity Church, Bethlehem
Université de Fribourg
- Bacci, Michele Université de Fribourg
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2015
Published in:
- Convivium : exchanges and interactions in the arts of medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean, 2015, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 36-59
Bethléem (Cisjordanie) - Sanctuaire de la Nativité
Mosaïque
Croisades
Conservation et restauration
Bethlehem
Crusader art
Pilgrimage
Mosaics
Holy Land
Holy sites
Byzantine art
Restoration
English
Since 2010 the Nativity Church in Bethlehem underwent a number of significant restoration works, including the refurbishing of the wooden roof, the consolidation of the Armenian door, and, starting from March 2015, the cleaning and consolidation of the mosaic surfaces. This recent work lead to important discoveries, including the recovery of the figure of an angel which had been hidden under... Show more…
- Language
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- English
- Identifiers
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- Local identifier 306771 RERO DOC
- DOI 10.1484/J.CONVI.5.111177
- Classification
- Arts
- Faculty
- Faculté des lettres
- Department
- Département d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie
- License
- License undefined
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/306479