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The exact date of construction is complicated by the presumed existence on the same site of a Roman temple, a Byzantine building, which was perhaps the Gregorian monastery of S Ermete, and a mosque, on the remains of which the south side of the church was probably built. The church is a T-shaped cross in plan, with a projecting central apse and two lateral apses enclosed within the eastern wall. The interior is divided into five bays: the two widest form the nave and the three remaining form the transept, with the tallest bay at the crossing. A campanile rises above the north bay, and the other four bays are crowned with domes that rest on connecting niches at the corners. The exterior walls are faced with smooth, medium-sized sandstone ashlar blocks. The round-arched windows are clearly delineated except in the top row, where boxed frames and modelled cornices appear. The architectural structure uses elements taken from the diverse technical and stylistic influences prevailing in Norman Sicily. The characteristic hemispherical domes, best viewed from the outside, are derived from the Arab heritage; the central plan and the T-shaped cross plan come from the Middle Byzantine and Latin traditions respectively. The smooth exterior facing lacks the window detail that later became typical of Norman Sicilian architecture. In general the church represents an atypical monument, which is more closely linked with the survival of earlier traditions than with innovative trends. Grove Dictionary of Art."},{"label":"Subject (Time Period)","value":["Nineteenth century [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Physical Dimensions of Original","value":"18.8 x 24.4 cm"},{"label":"Image View Type","value":"Church; photographs"},{"label":"Collecting Area","value":["Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library"]},{"label":"Collection Name","value":["19th Century Architectural Photography Collection","Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library Special Collections"]},{"label":"Subject (Topical)","value":["Religious architecture [LCSH]"]},{"label":"Genre Form","value":["Photographs [LCGFT]"]},{"label":"Type","value":["Still Image"]},{"label":"Medium","value":["albumen paper","black and white photography"]},{"label":"Inscription","value":"on album page, lower left, in black ink: Palermo. Church of St John the Hermit XII Century."},{"label":"Link to Catalog Record","value":"https://catalog.wustl.edu:443/record=b1391820~S2"},{"label":"Copyright Statement","value":" The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use."},{"label":"Public Note","value":"Volume 01: Africa/Sicily Page 34"},{"label":"Metadata Status","value":["Metadata reviewed by Metadata Services staff."]},{"label":"Physical Location of Original","value":"Kranzberg Art&Arch Library Spec Oversize NA202 St8 4o v.1-19"},{"label":"Copyright Status","value":["No Known Copyright"]},{"label":"Identifier","value":"rsv01p34"},{"label":"Visibility_Controlled","value":["Full access (Allow downloads)"]},{"label":"Link to External Resource","value":"https://library.washu.edu/spec/19th-century-architectural-photography-collection/"}],"description":"Church of Saint John the Hermit","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Church of Saint John the Hermit","height":4380,"width":5701,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":2048,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":4380,"width":5701},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/b38872ac-d5cd-4223-935c-d5404f6e7ee0/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/washu/iiif/logo"}