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Eyewitness to Old St. Peter's : a study of Maffeo Vegio's "Remembering the ancient history of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome," with translation and a digital reconstruction of the church / Christine Smith, Harvard University; Joseph F. O'Connor, Catholic University of America.
Fine Arts Library NA5620.S9 E94 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Christine (Christine Hunnikin), author.
- O'Connor, Joseph F., 1943- author.
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano--History.
- Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano.
- Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458. De rebus antiquis memorabilibus basilicae S. Petri Romae.
- Vegio, Maffeo.
- Church architecture--Vatican City--History.
- Church architecture.
- Church decoration and ornament--Vatican City--History.
- Church decoration and ornament.
- Lost architecture--Vatican City.
- Lost architecture.
- History.
- Vatican City--Antiquities.
- Vatican City.
- Antiquities.
- Buildings--Vatican City.
- Buildings.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 307 pages ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "The text guides us through the building's true story in its material reality, undistorted by medieval guides. This was its living memory and a visualization of the continuity of Roman history into modern times"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Canon and the Basilica. Maffeo Vegio : Biography and Historical Context
- The Text : Structure and Meaning
- A Humanist Looks at a Medieval Marvel
- Conclusion
- The Text. Note on the Text and Translation
- The Text : "Remembering the Ancient History of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome"
- The Image. The Reconstruction of St. Peter's ca. 1450
- Appendix : The Stefaneschi Altarpiece, the Canons' Choir and Altar, and the Oratory of Sta. Maria in Cancellis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Vegio, Maffeo, 1406 or 1407-1458. De rebus antiquis memorabilibus basilicae S. Petri Romae. English
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781108496858
- 1108496857
- OCLC:
- 1060183274
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