The Tomb of Anne, the Mother of Grisandus, the Royal Chaplain  Palermo, 1149  Tombstone: white marble with opus sectile inlays in red porphyry, green Brescia serpentin, white marble and glass tesserae in gold, red and yellow, 40 x 32 cm
On August 20, 1148 Anne, the mother of Grisandus, King Roger's chaplain, died. She was buried in the cathedral in Palermo where her tomb is marked by a simple Latin epigraph. Later Grisandus errected a fuerary chapel for his mother in the church of San Michele Archangelo. On May 20, 1149 he moved her remains from the cathedral to the new chapel. Her new tomb was decorared by this "quatro-lingual" tombstone and an epitaph in Latin verse.

NOBILES OFFICINAE: Die königlichen Hofwerkstätten zu Palermo zur Zeit der Normannen und Staufer im 12. und 13. Jh. (Vienna 2004)