Light in the Dark Ages: From the Beginnings Through the Fifth Century B.C.

by Richard Hodges

Beginning in 1981, Richard Hodges supervised the excavation of the Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, one of the great centers of Dark Age Europe, situated in spectacular mountain country in central Italy. The existence of the monastery had long been known from a twelfth-century illuminated manuscript and the excavations threw vivid light on its epic history. This richly illustrated book tells of the discoveries made by Hodges's team,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801434165
• ISBN13: 9780801434167
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"