Siculo-Norman
Siculo-Norman adjective: of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of Sicily, 1071–1194.
Adjective
Siculo-Norman (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of Sicily, 1071–1194.
- Duke Serra di Falco, has presented his work on the Siculo Norman Churches to the Institute—stating that he is collecting minerals, &c., for the Institute.1842, Bulletin of the Proceedings of the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, page 239
- The conquering eagle is also found in Siculo-Norman art, for example in the royal palace in Palermo, where a vault contains a central image of an eagle which clutches a hare in its talons.1995, Lynn Anne Jones, Between Byzantium and Islam, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, page 279
- Synonyms:
- Italo-Norman
Noun
Siculo-Norman (plural Siculo-Normans)
- A Norman who settled in Sicily during or after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, or a descendant of one.
- But the finest example of the blending of the Saracenic and the Romanesque, with the rich ornamentation in mosaic carried out so effectively by the Siculo-Normans, is S. Maria dell'Ammiraglio,[…].1869, Charles Isidore Hemans, A History of Mediaeval Christianity and Sacred Art in Italy: A.D. 900-1350, page 316
- It is an attractive hypothesis, which we accept, that these Muslim influences played on the art of Amalfi during the great age of the Republic and not merely (as some think) after the city was subdued by the Siculo-Normans.1971, Kenneth John Conant, Henry M. Willard, “Early Examples of the Pointed Arch and Vault in Romanesque Architecture”, in Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 2, University of California...
- Synonyms:
- Italo-Norman
Synonyms of Siculo-Norman
Forms of Siculo-Norman
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Origin of Siculo-Norman
From Siculo- + Norman.
Questions about Siculo-Norman
- What does Siculo-Norman mean?
- Siculo-Norman means of or pertaining to the period of Norman rule of Sicily, 1071–1194.
- What part of speech is Siculo-Norman?
- Siculo-Norman can be an adjective or a noun.
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