Anonimo sec. X, Round tower di Monasterboice
CODICI / CLASSIFICAZIONE
106729
OGGETTO
Round tower di Monasterboice
AUTORE
Datazione
sec. X, terzo quarto
968 ca. - 970 ca.
LOCALIZZAZIONI
(Irlanda)
ANNOTAZIONI
Foto sup 2879, verso del supporto secondario: nota anonima manoscritta: "Round tower of Monasterboice. / It is built of rubble; its stones are from 1 to 4 feet long and from 4 to 14 / inches in thickness. But little mortar is visible and that of inferior / quality. Its materials are shale or gneiss. Its height is now 110 feet, tho' its conical cap be wanting. It is 51 feet in circumference at the base and [...]. / Miss Stokes thinks the tower of the second period, circa 1000; I think it later".
