Author: Zanca, A
Title: La Cattedrale Di Palermo ( 1170 - 1946 ) [ Dalle Origini Allo Stato Attuale ]
Description: Accademia Nazionale Di Scienze Lettere E Arti Di Palermo, Palermo, 1989, 2nd edition. Cloth, F. [vi]+336+lxxxiii pp, 88 b/w illustrations, compliments slip from the publisher laid in, Ex Libris the Archbishop of Canterbury with his ownership signature to the title, a fine copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A detailed architectural history of Palermo Cathedral. Architecturally, it is characterized by the presence of different styles, due to a long history of additions, alterations and restorations, the last of which occurred in the 18th century. This 1989 edition is a facsimile reprint of the 1952 1st edition with two additional chapters, one giving an annount of Zanca's connection with the cathedral & the second an exhaustive bibliography.

Keywords: ecclesiology, architecture, italian architecture, sicily