Wherever the Amalfi people
went to trade they founded colonies and embassies; at Alexandria in
Egypt, Tunis, Cyprus, Byzantium and even in India.
On mount Athos in Greece they founded a Monastery, at Jerusalem a
large hospital with 1000 beds, run by the hospital Friars of St. John,
today known as the Order of the Knights of Malta…
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Fra Gerardo Sasso |
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Crociati amalfitani
a Gerusalemme |
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In these territories: the Tarì of Amalfi, made of gold or bronze,
was an international currency; navigation was ruled by the “Tabule
Amalphitane” and the Chinese compass and the Egyptian Astrolabe that
were little known elsewhere were frequently used…
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Tarì Amalfitano |
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Codice Foscariniano |
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A new building method was invented, the “Romanesque Amalphitan”,
a style that combined the rigour of the Western Romanesque with elements
of Byzantine culture and the Sicilian -Moorish style, in this era the
magnificent Villas at Ravello and Scala were built and also the Basilica
of St. Eustacchio at Pontone and the marvellous Cloister at Amalfi…
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