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8,471 photos

Adam and Eve, fancy beasts and a donkey playing the
harp; from the mosaic floor, cathedral of Otranto,
southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger,
Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrtaed in 1088. The
mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

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Adam and Eve, fancy beasts and a donkey playing the harp; from the mosaic f...

Pantaleone, self-portrait, part of the floor mosaic
of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The
cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia,
and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor, of 1166, is
a compendium of early medieval knowledge and lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030520

Pantaleone, self-portrait, part of the floor mosaic of the cathedral of Otr...

Two elephants at the roots of the Tree of Life from
the center nave of the cathedral of Otranto, southern
Italy. The cathedral was built by Roger, Norman Duke
of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor
of 1166 is a compendium of early medieval knowledge.
See 40-11-24/36-46

#15030521

Two elephants at the roots of the Tree of Life from the center nave of the...

Two warriors fighting. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of
Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under
Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088.
The mosaic floor, of 1166, is a compendium of early
medieval knowledge and mythological lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030522

Two warriors fighting. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy...

The Goddess Diana killing a stag; from the mosaic floor
of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The
cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia,
and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor, of 1166,
is a compendium of early medieval knowledge and lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030523

The Goddess Diana killing a stag; from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otr...

A beast with one single head but four bodies, from the
mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern
Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke
of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of
1166 is a compendium of medieval knowledge and lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030524

A beast with one single head but four bodies, from the mosaic floor of the cat...

The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's
Ark. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto,
southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger,
Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The
mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030525

The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's Ark. From the mosaic fl...

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) on a throne supported
by griffins. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral
of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built
under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated
in 1088. The mosaic floor was completed in 1166.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030526

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) on a throne supported by griffins. From the m...

"Beasts of India" above the picture of India's
conqueror Alexander the Great, from the mosaic floor of
the cathedral of Otranto. The cathedral was built under
Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088.
The mosaic was completed in 1166.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030527

"Beasts of India" above the picture of India's conqueror Alexander the...

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the
cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. January: a woman
warms her hands; February: a woman prepares a roast
piglet, a "porchetta". The cathedral was built in 1088,
the mosaic floor was completed in 1166.
See also 15-03-05/16-42

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The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the
cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. March: a burgher
washes his feet. April: a shepherd takes his flock out
to graze. The cathedral was built in 1088, the mosaic
floor was completed in 1166.
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030529

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the
cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. May: a woman in
festive dress holds the blossoming branches of a tree;
June: a farmer with phrygian cap harvesting corn. The
cathedral was built in 1088,the mosaic completed in1166
See also 40-11-24/36-46

#15030530

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...