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Memorials

S. Croce 215 tomb of M. Manente di Rosso Buondelmonti 1306

Situated In

friary of S. Croce -- chiesa -- left aisle

Rosselli Number	215.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	frn
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	frn
Length	2.54
Width	1.16
Documented Types	sepoltura lastrone chiusino
Component Parts	slab cover
Decorative Elements
Material	macigno Carrara marble type of marble quarried in the area around Carrara, Tuscany, Italy (Luna in antiquity), characterized by a fine, compact grain and varies in color from pure white to creamy white, sometimes with a bluish tinge; a favorite stone of sculptors from antiquity to the present, including Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011576 verde di Prato A soft Italian verd antique from Prato, Italy that is deep olive green with dark green spots and veins of clear green and white. It was first used by the ancient Greeks and Romans and continues to be used in modern times; it was notably used for much of the exterior decoration of the cathedral in Florence. Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011640
Database ID	11287

Dates

1306

Inscriptions (1 total)

+ Ꞩ D. Manētis D. Rossi de Buondelmontibus, et eius Descendentiū MCCCVI

The tomb of messer Manente di messer Rosso de Buondelmonti and of his descendants 1306

Individuals (4 total)

Buondelmonti, Manente (messer) di M. Rosso di M. Tegliaio di M. Buondelmonte di M. Teghiaio		circa 1306 (date is approximate) to present
Buondelmonti, Tegghiaio di M. Gherardo di M. Manente di M. Rosso di M. Tegliaio		November 24th, 1400	a
Buondelmonti, Ghino di Manente di M. Ghino di M. Manente di M. Rosso		circa 1440 (date is approximate)
Buondelmonti, Noferi di Manente di M. Ghino di M. Manente di M. Rosso		circa 1440 (date is approximate)

Groups (1 total)

Sources (4 total)

Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali	rec. 0900283312
A. Chiti, Le lapidi terragne di Santa Croce I, ca. 1350-1417	pp. 198
ASF, Manoscritti, 618, Sep. S. Croce 1596 (copy)	fol. 48
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 427

Notes

[a] Grascia records indicate Tegghiaio's burial in the church of Santa Croce, despite his residence in Santi Apostoli. Messer Manente was his grandfather.