9 “Through a Glass Darkly” (1 Corinthians 13:12): Textual Transmission and Historical Representation as Feminist Strategies in Early Medieval Europe

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-206
Keyword(s):  
1 Corinthians ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Historical Representation ◽  
Textual Transmission ◽  
Medieval Europe

Charlemagne's black stones: the re-use of Roman columns in early medieval Europe

Antiquity ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 71 (273) ◽  
pp. 709-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. S. Peacock
Keyword(s):  
Early Medieval ◽  
Medieval Europe

What were the ‘black stones’ about which Charlemagne wrote to King Offa of Mercia just before AD 800? How do these special blocks fit into the broader pattern in re-using Roman columns in early medieval buildings?

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