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Book Review| June 01 2010 Review: Joan E. Barclay Lloyd; Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio at Tre Fontane near Rome: History and Architecture of a Medieval Cistercian Abbey Joan E. Barclay Lloyd; Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio at Tre Fontane near Rome: History and Architecture of a Medieval Cistercian Abbey. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 2006. (Cistercian Studies series 198), xxiii, 324 pp., 106 b/w illus., 5 fold-out plans and drawings. $79.95 (cloth) ISBN 0879076984 Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2010) 69 (2): 278–279. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2010.69.2.278 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Review: Joan E. Barclay Lloyd; Ss. Vincenzo e Anastasio at Tre Fontane near Rome: History and Architecture of a Medieval Cistercian Abbey. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1 June 2010; 69 (2): 278–279. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2010.69.2.278 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians Search This book is the first modern monograph on a remarkable medieval building complex, located some two and a half miles south of the Aurelian city walls of Rome and a little over a mile from the basilica of St. Paul's at the Via Ostiense. Its origins as an early medieval monastery and as a memorial marking the supposed site of the apostle Paul's martyrdom are probably closely connected to the grand Early Christian basilica that was built on the apostle's tomb. From the perspective of architectural history, the extant buildings are fascinating because they constitute an early Cistercian foundation in Italy built on the soil of the ancient metropolis of the emperors and popes. The Cistercian and Roman traditions both have clearly defined architectural languages, and the Tre Fontane is their meeting point. With this publication, Barclay Lloyd offers the fruits of her recent research in the field of medieval... You do not currently have access to this content.

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